"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to collared lizards. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

"How can the camel survive? The hump on its back has stored fat that the animal uses for energy. As a result, the camel can go weeks without water and months without food. Welcome to life in the desert!"--Provided by publisher.

"Watch the vulture bask in the morning sun, the roadrunner kick up a cloud of dust, the javelina wallow and the bobcat give her cub a licking with a rough tongue in Desert baths. As the sun travels across the sky, learn how twelve different desert animals face the difficulties of staying clean in a dry and parched land. Explore the desert habitat through its animals and their habits of hygiene"--Provided by publisher.

Rhyming text provides facts about such desert animals as road runners, meerkats, and camels.

Introduces some of the animals that live in American deserts, including such creatures as the western diamondback, jackrabbits, desert coyote, giant desert hairy scorpion, and turkey vulture.

Learn about a day and a night in the life of a gila monster.

Each year the desert elephants of Mali, West Africa, travel a 300-mile path to search for water. They peacefully pass through the lands of the Tuareg, Dogon, and Fulani people while following the longest migration route of any elephant in the world. This insightful story with bold, dramatic illustrations shows how people work together to preserve the delicate balance of life in the desert and protect these magnificent elephants.