First Children Encyclopedia

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Animals survivors
Few plants can survive in the desert
and so many animals are meat eaters.
Many deserts are also so hot that
a large number of animals retreat
underground during the day,
hunting at night.

Deserts of the world


A quarter of our world is made


up of hot deserts, the biggest


one being the Sahara Desert


in northern Africa.


Kalahari
Desert

Sonoran
Desert

Sahara Gobi Desert
Desert

Great Sandy
Desert

Atacama
Desert

Deserts are Earth’s driest places,


with hardly any rainfall. Many


of them are boiling hot – but


deserts can also be very cold


places, such as Antarctica.


Desert regions

How tall is the tallest cactus on record?


Ecosystems and habitats


Grey-banded king snake

Weird weather
During the day, many
deserts are scorchingly hot. At
night, they can get incredibly
cold. They often have huge

sandstorms – or snow storms.


Antarctica
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