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Illustrations and text describe some of the animals the author encountered in the deserts of the American Southwest.

Describes how birds living in the desert adapt to the harsh environment.

As the heat of the desert day fades into night, various nocturnal animals, including bats, coyotes, and snakes, venture out to find food.

Describes the behavior and daily lives of various desert animals, including the jack rabbit, cactus wren, and rattlesnake.

Watch the vulture bask in the morning sun, the roadrunner kick up a cloud of dust, the javelina wallow, and the bobcat give her cub a licking with a rough tongue in Desert Baths. As the sun travels across the sky, learn how twelve different desert animals face the difficulties of staying clean in a dry and parched land. Explore the desert habitat through its animals and their habits of hygiene. Told in lyrical prose, this story is a celebration of...

Describes the activities of various animals in Arizona's Sonoran Desert.

A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the geographical history of deserts, their animal life and their importance for human culture.

Lonely in his house beside a road in the desert, Alejandro builds an oasis to attract the many animals around him.