Desert

Jumping cholla, saguaros, prickly-pears, and Joshua trees; desert tortoises, chuckwallas, and sidewinders; golden eagles and pygmy owls; sand cats, Bactrian camels, and klipspringers; scorpions, wheel spiders, and darkling beetles-this is just a small fraction of the plants and animals that call deserts their home. The desert biome, far from lifeless, harbors some of the most unique organisms on Earth, all specially adapted to a life of extremes. Tom Warhol's Desert explores the many deserts of the world, from the fog-enriched coastal deserts of Namibia and Chile to the vast temperate deserts that make up the Gobi Desert of Asia, including the Taklamakan and the Kyzyl Kum. Book jacket.