A Desert Habitat describes one of the world's most fascinating desert habitats: the Sonoran Desert. Discover how animals find food, keep cool, and stay alive.
Describes the food chain of a desert habitat, identifying the different locations of the habitats around the world and the plants and animals that make up the producers, primary and secondary consumers, and decomposers in the chain.
Which animals and plants can survive in a dry desert environment? Readers learn about the living things that make up desert food chains, including cacti, snakes, and scorpions. Colorful photographs of desert life make readers feel like they’re exploring new parts of this habitat with each turn of the page. Fact boxes provide additional information about the creatures that make up desert food chains, and a detailed food web shows how these food chains all come together. The desert is an extreme habitat, and readers will enjoy learning about the extreme plants and animals that live there.