The Gobi Desert (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780778707189)

This intriguing book describes the geological makeup and history of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and China. Temperatures can get very cold and frost and snow are not unusual. Readers will learn about the variety of habitats in this vast desert system that support many different kinds of plants and animals such as camels, snow leopards, and bears. The Gobi Desert is also where the first dinosaur egg fossils were found. Special sections describe the desert's natural resources, such as copper and gold, and the unique problems facing this region such as the desert's alarming rate of desertification.

Author: Molly Aloian
ISBN-10: 0778707180
ISBN-13: 9780778707189
Publisher: Crabtree Classics
Language: English
Published: 09/24/2012
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.30w x 0.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.6
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 154954 / Gobi Desert