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Deserts
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Authored by: Peter Aleshire
  • From the Series: The Extreme Earth
  • Trim Size: 7-3/8 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 0816064342
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-6434-2
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $39.50
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 12/01/2007
  • Dewey Number: 500
  • Reading Level: Grades 6-12
  • Pages: 192

Summary

This book presents an oasis of information on the world's starkest deserts. Journey from Death Valley, the lowest point in North America, to the Libyan desert, the hottest on Earth, where temperatures can reach 136°F, to Antarctica’s vast polar deserts, which have not had ice cover for thousands of years. From trade wind and rainshadow deserts to interior and coastal deserts, Deserts spotlights 10 superlative examples and reveals why these astonishing landforms are never static, but always changing. A dramatic, full-color photographic insert adds visual appeal to this compelling title.

Specifications

Black-and-white photographs and line illustrations. 8-page, full-color insert. Further reading. Web sites. Sidebars. Glossary. Index.

About the Author(s)

Peter Aleshire was a science writer for 10 years and has also written four history books and one volume detailing the training of F-16 pilots. He spent 18 years as a newspaper reporter and editor, 13 years as a senior lecturer at Arizona State University, and now serves as editor of Arizona Highways magazine. He is also the author of Mountains and Ocean Ridges and Trenches, two other volumes in the Extreme Earth set.

The foreword was written by Geoffrey H. Nash, a geologist with wide experience in surface mapping of rock formations, oil and gas exploration, environmental engineering, and surface water quality. Nash also has interests in paleontology, fossils, and natural selection. He received a B.A. from Knox College in Illinois and an M.B.A. from Boston University.

Reviews and Awards

“…an excellent reference book…”
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