The Desert Alphabet Book

by Jerry Pallotta, Mark Astrella (Illustrator)

Overview

The parched, mysterious deserts of the world are the landscapes for this alphabet array of plants, animals, and phenomena. Meet the colorful Crimson Chat, the deadly Inland Taipan, and the cartwheeling Golden Wheel Spider. Look beneath and beyond the sand for familiar, unfamiliar, and comical desert dwellers.

Author Jerry Pallotta and illustrator Mark Astrella invite readers to one of nature's most forbidding environments. And if you feel thirsty after reading about some of the driest places on earth, don't worry. There's a Water-holding frog!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780881064728
Publisher:	Charlesbridge
Publication date:	02/01/1994
Series:	Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Lexile:	AD680L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Jerry Pallotta is an award-winning author of children's alphabet books and imaginative fiction. His books combine interesting facts, detailed research, humor, and realistic illustrations that mesmerize children everywhere.

Read an Excerpt

F is for Fennec. The Fennec is a small fox. It lives in the deserts of northern Africa and Arabia. The Fennec spends the hot day in its underground den where it is cooler. The soles of its feet are covered with hair so it can walk on the hot sand.

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