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Deserts: Miracle of Life
Seemingly miraculously plants, insects, animals and man survive and thrive in some of the world's most inhospitable environments. This account of life's adaptations to life in the desert covers natural history and geography, topographical and anthropological topics.
160 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1993
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August 10, 2015
It's coffee table book sized, but although there are plenty of photos (color and black and white) it's more text-heavy than a typical table book. The text is written at what feels like to me as an intelligent 8th grade level. So, it explains everything very clearly, step by step and feels a bit more like a school book than an entertainment. It's not written for scientists, but for a lay-person with some interest in science.
There's a lot of information in particular on the various lizards, birds, mammals, insects and even people who live in deserts around the world. There's a chapter on plants, but it's slender. There's a chapter over using where the works' deserts are, but not much in-depth info on geology, and I don't think global warming or other trends are addressed at all.
I would definitely read this book before a trip to a desert as a backgrounder to make my trip more interesting.
There's a lot of information in particular on the various lizards, birds, mammals, insects and even people who live in deserts around the world. There's a chapter on plants, but it's slender. There's a chapter over using where the works' deserts are, but not much in-depth info on geology, and I don't think global warming or other trends are addressed at all.
I would definitely read this book before a trip to a desert as a backgrounder to make my trip more interesting.
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