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Desert Plants

Correctamundo! : Prickly Pete's guide to desert facts and cactifracts by David Lazaroff.
Tucson, AZ : Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press, 2001. 32 pages.
This colorfully illustrated book separates desert facts from "cactifracts," that is, things lots of kids think are true about the desert but are not factual. Questions include: Can desert tortoises climb out of their shells? Do Gila monsters bite and not let go? Are barrel cactuses filled with water you can drink? Are javelinas really wild desert pigs? If you leave your watch outside at night, will a packrat take it and leave some cactus in its place?
Deserts by Darlene R. Stille.
New York : Children's Press, 1999 . 47 pages.
"A True Book" series: Presents a general description of deserts and describes specific desert plants, animals, people, and activities,
Desert plants by Ernestine Giesecke.
Des Plaines, IL : Heinemann Library, 1999. 32 pages.
Describes how various plants adapt to life in the desert, including the prickly pear cactus, sagebrush, and Indian blanket.
America's deserts : guide to plants and animals by Marianne D. Wallace.
Golden, CO : Fulcrum Pub., 1996 . 46 pages.
A color field guide to America's deserts, with watercolor illustrations and descriptions of the plants and animals that inhabit the different desert regions.
Desert buddies : life in a sunbaked land by Dabney Miller Philabaum and Nancy Lenches Alegret.
Tucson, AZ : Earth Buddies, 1996. 34 pages.
Plantas del desierto de Andreu Llamas.
New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1995. 32 pages.
Describes how desert plants adapt to their environment with its extreme temperatures, occasional downpour, almost constant drought, unrelenting sun, and shifting sands. (Spanish edition.)
Sonoran seasons : a year in the desert by Gisela Jernigan.
Tucson : Harbinger House, 1994.
A month-by-month journey through the Southwestern desert with an easy-to-remember poem for each month. Beautiful, full-color artwork fills this journey of discovery with many surprises, as bright blossoms and edible fruits appear in environments usually thought of as dry and desolate.
101 questions about desert life by Alice Jablonsky.
Tucson : Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, 1994. 32 pages.
El desierto de Barbara Taylor. Fotografías de Frank Greenawaway. Traducción de Nuria Hernández de Lorenzo.
Madrid : Anaya, 1993. 29 pages.
Examina la variedad de la vida desértica, incluyendo el tortuga de jardín o graeca, el escorpión, y la avispa mortífera. [Examines the variety of life found in the desert, including the Greek tortoise, desert scorpion, and jewel wasp.] Available in Spanish and English.