DK Eyewitness
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Deserts appear to be bleak and inhospitable places with dramatic scenery and harsh climates. Yet for the people and the wide variety of plants and animals that know how to survive deserts around the world are simply home. Full-colour photographs reveal details of life in the desert. Discover the dewbeetles and thorny devils which obtain water simply by letting it condense on their bodies and flow into their mouths. See the plants that grow and bloom for a few hours only when the rains come. Discover the peoples who live in the desert what they wear what their homes are like and how they dress their camels for celebrations. Learn what makes a desert a desert and how the delicate balance of desert eco-systems is being upset by human interference. Written by Dr. Miranda MacQuitty a scientist with several best-selling children's books to her name Desert is a unique and fascinating introduction to this extraordinary environment.
Eyewitness Guides are best-selling, high-quality visual information books.
This title is a valuable resource to students whether they want to come face to face with a Great White or learn why sharks sometimes eat each other.
There is little to rival the grace and beauty of a great white as it cuts its way effortlessly through the water the supreme predator of the ocean. But not all sharks are the sleek and bloody killers depicted in films. Some like the harmless megamouth feed solely on plankton.Learn how sharks have been cruelly hunted why they occasionally attack humans and how swimmers can be protected. Marvel at the frills and patterns of the wobbegong see a fascinating photo-sequence of a swell shark egg as it develops and watch a lemon shark pup as it is born. With a series of stunning full-colour photographs of live sharks many specially commissioned for this book Shark looks in close-up at the fascinating variety of the whole shark family.Filled with amazing facts and outstanding live photography Shark is a unique and informative introduction to the secret lives of these magnificent undersea creatures.