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THERE'S A DESERT IN MY BACKYARD!

Walter LaPlante

Backyard Biomes

leveled reader science

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Backyard Biomes

Theres A

DESERT

in My Backyard!

By Walter LaPlante

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: LaPlante, Walter, author. Title: Theres a desert in my backyard! / Walter LaPlante. Other titles: There is a desert in my backyard Description: New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, [ 2017] | Series: Backyard biomes | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016027678| ISBN 9781482455557 ( pbk. book) | ISBN 9781482455564 ( pack) | ISBN 9781482455571 ( library bound book) Subjects: LCSH: Desert ecology--Juvenile literature. | Deserts--Juvenile literature. | Adaptation ( Biology) --Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC QH541. D4 L27 2017 | DDC 54--dc23 LC record available at https: //lccn. loc. gov/2016027678

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Contents

Little Rain?

It Gets Hot

Desert Plants

Desert Animals Adapt

Cold Deserts

Help Your Biome Home!

Glossary

For More Information

Index

Boldface words appear in the glossary

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Little Rain? When was the last time it rained? If it doesnt rain a lot where you live, you might have a desert in your backyard! A desert is a kind of biome. A biome is a natural community of plants and animals.

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About one-fifth of Earth is desert. A desert is an area where little rain falls. Most deserts get less than inches (25cm) in a year. The Atacama Desert in South America doesnt get any rain most years!

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South America

Atacama

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It Gets Hot!

Some deserts are very hot in addition to being very dry. In hot, dry deserts and semiarid deserts, most rainfall occurs during the winter. Coastal deserts also have warm summers, but winters are cooler.

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Desert Plants

Its hard to have a backyard

garden if you live in a desert!

Theres little water, so the plants

have adaptations that help them

live in the dry conditions. Plants in

hot, dry deserts commonly grow

close to the ground.

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Sahara

Africa

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Desert plants often have thick, waxy

leaves meant to keep water in.

Many grow wide, shallow roots to

absorb water as soon as it falls to

the ground. Others, such as cacti,

are covered in spines ! These help

keep them from being eaten.

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Desert Animals Adapt

Desert animals have had to

adapt to hot, dry conditions, too.

Many are most active at night

and before the sun comes up,

when its cooler. Other animals

dig holes they use to hide from

the heat.

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Jackrabbits follow the shade

of plants as the day passes.

Some kinds of toads wait

underground until it rains.

Other amphibians speed up their

life cycle so they grow into adults

when theres more water around.

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