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 sw are t 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, sw leopards, and bears. The Gobi Desert is also where the first disaur 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0778707105
ISBN-13
9780778707103
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183635981
Product Key Features
Author
Molly Aloian
Format
Library Binding,Cloth over Boards, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Children's General Non-Fiction
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Deserts Around the World
Content Note
Illustrations
Date of Publication
15/09/2012
Country of Publication
United States
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