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Monday, June 24, 2019

Who Needs a Desert? A Desert Ecosystem by Karen Patkau

Who Needs a Desert? 
A Desert Ecosystem 
by Karen Patkau 
Random House of Canada Limited 
Tundra Books 
Children's Nonfiction
These Karen Patkau books are a treasure. They're well written--lean sentences with zip:

The sun burns in a cloudless sky. Scrubby "Yip-yip-awoooo," howls a lone coyote. Plants, rocks and boulders are scattered. In the distance, another howls back.
The books illustrate and explain the core concepts well. How do plants and animals thrive where there's so little water? How do nutrients and energy flow through the system? What kind of climate impacts it? What can damage a desert?

The book also includes a glossary and further explanations for the inhabitants that occupy the desert ecosystem.

These books are sure to stun the special science nerd in your house or classroom.

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