Seasons in the Desert is a very special homage to arid landscapes, exploring the eclectic wild inhabitants of the American Southwest's deserts - from the tiny fairy shrimp that flourishes in ephemeral desert lakes to the regal saguaro cactus, and from the rarely glimpsed night-blooming cereus to the ubiquitous Chihuahuan raven. Season by season, we are invited to discover the startling beauty of the Mojave, Sonoran, Great Basin, and Chihuahuan deserts and their indigenous populations through the "notebooks" of a dedicated naturalist and soul mate of the desert. With forty amusing and intriguing scientific essays, nature writer Susan J. Tweit introduces the residents of a seemingly barren landscape, offering observations
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Seasons in the Desert is a very special homage to arid landscapes, exploring the eclectic wild inhabitants of the American Southwest's deserts - from the tiny fairy shrimp that flourishes in ephemeral desert lakes to the regal saguaro cactus, and from the rarely glimpsed night-blooming cereus to the ubiquitous Chihuahuan raven. Season by season, we are invited to discover the startling beauty of the Mojave, Sonoran, Great Basin, and Chihuahuan deserts and their indigenous populations through the "notebooks" of a dedicated naturalist and soul mate of the desert. With forty amusing and intriguing scientific essays, nature writer Susan J. Tweit introduces the residents of a seemingly barren landscape, offering observations and poetic reflections on the history, myths, and habits of each. Each portrait includes the details and anecdotes that make the plant or animal unique, as well as a precise, vivid illustration and a fact-filled sketch of the subject's behavior, range, and habits. Together with a list of recommended readings, a glossary of desert terms, and suggestions about the best places and times to spot these sometimes elusive desert dwellers.
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Naturalist and public radio commentator Susan Tweit engagingly describes 40 of the most dazzling and unusual desert-dwelling plants and animals. Each description is accompanied by a beautiful color portrait. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780641995330
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date: 2/28/1998
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 5.20 (w) x 7.80 (h) x 1.10 (d)
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Seasons in the Desert is a very special homage to arid landscapes, exploring the eclectic wild inhabitants of the American Southwest's deserts - from the tiny fairy shrimp that flourishes in ephemeral desert lakes to the regal saguaro cactus, and from the rarely glimpsed night-blooming cereus to the ubiquitous Chihuahuan raven. Season by season, we are invited to discover the startling beauty of the Mojave, Sonoran, Great Basin, and Chihuahuan deserts and their indigenous populations through the "notebooks" of a dedicated naturalist and soul mate of the desert. With forty amusing and intriguing scientific essays, nature writer Susan J. Tweit introduces the residents of a seemingly barren landscape, offering observations