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Location Call # Volume Status
 Sherman Library Juvenile 1st Floor  J 591.754 DESERTS    AVAILABLE  
 Sherman Library Juvenile English Non-Fiction 1st Floor  J 591.754 DESERTS c.2  AVAILABLE  
Title Deserts and scrublands.
OCLC 780288624
ISBN 9780716604457
0716604450
Publisher Chicago, Ill. : World Book, Inc., 2012.
Description 48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm.
LC Subject heading/s Desert animals -- Juvenile literature.
Desert ecology -- Juvenile literature.
Summary "A highly illustrated introduction to many of the animals that live in the world's desert and scrubland regions. Detailed captions describe each animal, while inset maps show where the animals can be found around the world. Features include a glossary, maps, photographs, and an index" --Provided by publisher.
Contents Introduction -- Habitat map -- Mammals (sheep, dingoes, and their relatives) -- Birds (secretary-bird) -- Arachnids (scorpions and spiders) -- Insects (dung beetles) -- Reptiles (lizards and rattlesnakes) -- Glossary -- Resources -- Acknowledgements -- index.
MAMMALS : Gundi -- Lesser Egyptian Jerboa -- Libyan Jird -- Naked Mole-Rat -- Dorcas Gazelle -- Barbary Sheep -- Arabian Oryx -- Argali (Mountain Sheep) -- Bighorn Sheep -- Mouflon -- Bactrian Camel -- Dromedary Camel -- African Wild Ass -- Coyote -- Dingo -- Black-Backed Jackal -- Golden Jackal -- Fennec Fox -- African Hunting Dog -- Sand Cat -- Caracal (Persian Lynx) -- Aardwolf -- Greater Bilby -- Red Kangaroo -- Yellow-fotted Rock Wallaby -- Honey Badger -- Cape Hyrax -- Black-Tailed Jack Rabbit -- Hamadryas Baboon --- BIRDS : Secretary-Bird --- ARACHNIDS : Mediterranean Scorpion -- Mexican Red-Kneed Tarantula -- Trap-Door Spider -- Crab Spider -- Southern Black Widow --- INSECTS : Dung Beetle --- REPTILES : Thorny Devil -- Gila Monster -- Shingle-Backed Lizard -- Western Diamondback Rattlesnake.
General note Includes index.
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