Desert Books
Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes
Retail: $27.95 (20% off!)
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For gardeners who want to conserve water, the color, fragrance, shade, and lush vegetation of a traditional garden may seem like a mirage in the desert. But such gardens can flourish when native desert plants grow in them. In this book, Judy Mielk...
I Howl, I Growl
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Join the lively creatures of the desert as they race, chase, howl, and growl across the pages of this clever board book. Bold Illustrations and catchy rhymes make this the perfect introduction to a wide range of animals living in the desert habitat.
Way Out in the Desert
Retail: $6.95 (10% off!)
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A counting book in rhyme presents various desert animals and their children, from a mother horned toad and her little toadie one to a mom tarantula and her little spiders ten. Numerals are hidden in each illustration. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005.
Anza-Borrego Desert Region (Book) by Lowell & Diana Lindsay
Guide to southern California's most popular desert playground; 65 trips along 700 miles of Jeep trails, paved roads; access to backcountry. Separate pull-out map in back cover pocket. 180 pages.
Utah's National Parks (Book) by Ron Adkison
Describes 124 hiking, mountain biking, and 4WD trips in southern Utah's high desert national parks (Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands); from verdant oases to desert valleys, from canyons to forests, from brief strolls to demanding cross country treks. 430 pages.
Ibex & Selected Climbs Of Utah's West Desert (Book) by James Garrett
Guide to some of the best climbs (sport, trad, and alpine) in Utah's remote and beautiful West Desert, southwest of Salt Lake City. 120 pages.