Sonoran Desert Life: Understanding, Insights, and Enjoyment

This lavishly illustrated and informatively written book is designed to be carried easily when traveling, offering readers a guide to the Sonoran Desert that will enhance their understanding of the plants and animals that live there. With more than 400 superb color photographs made up of 1,200 images, and a glossary covering more than 200 easy-to-understand technical terms, no one venturing out into the special and unique ecosystem of the Sonoran Desert should be without this book. The author has admirably achieved his goal of guiding the desert enthusiast, enabling the whole family to identify commonly found annuals, perennials, cactuses, shrubs, and trees, as well as fascinating them with pictures and accounts of creatures. More advanced readers will find tables and keys to species, genera, and families, allowing identification of more than 300 plant species from seventy families, as well as illustrated descriptions providing insight into the behaviors of many Sonoran Desert dwellers.

product information: