Day and Night in the Desert

by Ellen Labrecque

Overview

Spend a day and night in the desert! Learn about this dry habitat through the unique animals that call it home. Stand with meerkats during a watchful hunt for insects. Spot a jackrabbit taking a shaded midday nap. Join a desert tortoise as it dines on colorful cactus fruit. After dark, follow a snake as it slithers in cool, moonlit sand. What will tomorrow bring in the desert?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666327656
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Series:	Habitat Days and Nights
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
Lexile:	460L (what's this?)
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Ellen Labrecque is the author of more than 100 nonfiction children's books. She lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with her husband and two kids. She has the best writing partner in the world—her dog Oscar. An avid reader and runner, Ellen is a morning person. On most days, she is up before the sun.

Table of Contents

What Is a Desert? 4

Morning 6

Noon 8

Late Afternoon 10

Evening 12

Night 14

Late Night 16

Dawn 18

Lizard Activity 20

Glossary 22

Read More 23

Internet Sites 23

Index 24

About the Author 24

Interviews

Content supports kindergarten and grade 1 NGSS standards for life science;