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Desperate Deserts

Name: Desperate Deserts
ISBN: 9780439014816

By Anita Ganeri

Could camel milk pudding and deadly cactus juice help you survive the world’s strangest deserts?

informative · engaging · humorous · adventurous

Genres

Non-fiction Humour Nature

What is Desperate Deserts about?

Embark on a thrilling journey through the world's most extreme deserts in 'Desperate Deserts'. Discover sand dunes that can bury entire villages, encounter deadly rattlesnakes, and follow in the footsteps of daring explorers who ventured to Timbuktu. Learn about deserts where it snows, how to make pudding from camel milk, and why cactus juice could be a deadly drink. Packed with fascinating facts and survival tips, this book makes geography anything but boring!

About the author

Anita Ganeri is a well-known author who has written over 600 books for children, often about geography, science, and animals. She is famous for the bestselling 'Horrible Geography' series, which makes learning about our amazing world fun and exciting. Anita loves exploring new places and sharing fascinating facts with her readers.

Pages

159 pages

This edition

2000

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