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Find out about the circle of life on Earth's amazing Australian desert habitat.

Explore Ecosystems: Desert dives into the diverse wonder of Australia desert biome. This habitat is home to reptiles, kangaroos, birds, plants and more. Readers find out how this ecosystem works through the lives of these animals and plants. It explores how desert life relies not only on other living things, but on non-living things, such as the sand, rain and rocks.

The importance of balance in the natural world is a key theme - showing how animals large and tiny have an impact on their environment. The Explore Ecosystems series is a perfect introduction to habitats for readers aged 7 and up.

Titles in the series
In a Desert
In an Ocean
In a Pond
In a Rainforest
On a Savannah
In a Tree



Table of Contents
  • 1: Australian deserts, plants and rain
  • 1: Termites, plants and bilbies
  • 1: Skinks, grasses and sand
  • 1: Perenties and prey
  • 1: Thorny devils and ants
  • 1: Spinifex grasses and spinifex hopping mice
  • 1: Snakes, lizards and small mammals
  • 1: Budgerigars, trees and water
  • 1: Pink cockatoos, malleefowl and eucalyptus trees
  • 1: Burrowing frogs and rainfall
  • 1: Rock wallabies and rocks
  • 1: Red kangaroos and grasses
  • 1: Dingoes and prey
  • 1: Australian deserts in danger
  • 1: Glossary
  • 1: Books to read/Index

Explore Ecosystems: In a Desert

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      Publisher Hachette Children's Group
      Published 8 December 2022
      ISBN-13 9781526322494
      978-1526322494
      ISBN-10 1526322498
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      Children & Teen Non-Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Find out about the circle of life on Earth's amazing Australian desert habitat.

      Explore Ecosystems: Desert dives into the diverse wonder of Australia desert biome. This habitat is home to reptiles, kangaroos, birds, plants and more. Readers find out how this ecosystem works through the lives of these animals and plants. It explores how desert life relies not only on other living things, but on non-living things, such as the sand, rain and rocks.

      The importance of balance in the natural world is a key theme - showing how animals large and tiny have an impact on their environment. The Explore Ecosystems series is a perfect introduction to habitats for readers aged 7 and up.

      Titles in the series
      In a Desert
      In an Ocean
      In a Pond
      In a Rainforest
      On a Savannah
      In a Tree



      Table of Contents
      • 1: Australian deserts, plants and rain
      • 1: Termites, plants and bilbies
      • 1: Skinks, grasses and sand
      • 1: Perenties and prey
      • 1: Thorny devils and ants
      • 1: Spinifex grasses and spinifex hopping mice
      • 1: Snakes, lizards and small mammals
      • 1: Budgerigars, trees and water
      • 1: Pink cockatoos, malleefowl and eucalyptus trees
      • 1: Burrowing frogs and rainfall
      • 1: Rock wallabies and rocks
      • 1: Red kangaroos and grasses
      • 1: Dingoes and prey
      • 1: Australian deserts in danger
      • 1: Glossary
      • 1: Books to read/Index

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