Description: This colorful, fact-filled Rookie Read-About "RM" Geography book brings young readers on a field trip to the desert areas of the United States and the world. Readers will discover the nomadic lifestyle of the Bedouins of the Sahara and Arabian deserts, including the unique means the Bedouins use to travel -- camels! They will also experience everyday life for those who call the Gobi and North American desert areas home. Among the other interesting facts students will learn include the name and location of the world's largest desert, how the clothing of desert-dwelling people keeps them cool during hot days and warm during cold nights, and how farmers are successfully growing crops in vast desert areas.

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