Children often imagine the desert as a barren, lifeless place -- but the deserts of the Southwest are brimming with plant and animal life. Learn about the wonders of this amazing habitat and how animals survive there in an interactive introduction by Karen Krebbs that's sure to occupy kids for countless hours. Through coloring pages by Phil Juliano, word finds, mazes and more, young nature lovers will discover fascinating facts about everything from scorpions and javelinas to sagebrush and cacti. Your children will never view deserts the same way again! Book Features: Desert-life-related illustrations to color Entertaining activities for children of all ages Engaging information about the Chihuahuan, Great Basin, Mojave and Sonoran deserts Color-by-number, dot-to-dots, secret codes and more!