One Hundred One Questions About Desert Life Paperback – Illustrated, January 1, 1994

Great basic non fiction text to introduce desert habitat to students from 2-4th grades.

The book is great. It would be nice if they were rated a little more by age. It was hard to tell which age they were for. This is for a 6 yr old and may be too young for him

I was working with fourth grade students, and it was accessible for even struggling readers at that level because of the pictures, etc.

I gave this as a gift to a young Swiss friend, who really enjoyed it.

This book went great with our desert theme.

Great book for children.

Purchased this as a gift for a friend moving to Arizona..it was a hit.

The book has nice illustrations and photos on every page, every page has three or four questions. 17. Why do cactus plants have sharp spines. 19. Can people eat desert plants. 59. What is the largest lizard in the United States. 77. What is the smallest bird in the Southwest?There are a lot of nice facts in the book, each answer is only one or two paragraphs, so these are little Twitter-like answers, a good way to assimilate information.It's a good supplementary science book for grades 3 to 7 (adults learn from these type of books as well). The only fault I could find with the book is it describes a scorpion's sting very lightly, when, in fact, while it doesn't usually cause death, the pain is very severe. Besides that, it's a great book for learning about deserts in the U.S., with one large desert region and four major deserts. Worth having for the classroom, science class, library, home schooling or as a small gift. Definitely worth the few dollars for a new copy.