Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out - How deserts are formed - Where deserts are found - How plants and animals adapt to the severe environment - What wildlife thrives there - Which plants bloom under the blazing sun - How desert plants and animals get energy and food - What happens in the rainy seasons - Why desert land becomes barren - Why we need deserts

 

This book is part of a book series called Ecosystem Series .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Tundra Books .

Karen Patkau is an author, designer, visual artist and visual arts educator. She has illustrated a number of picture books, including One Hungry Heron , Don't Eat Spiders , and . Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Karen lives in Toronto, Ontario.