Readers are invited to travel across some of world's driest landscapes and discover the remarkable animals and plants that survive in desert climates, both hot and cold. Along the way, they will encounter over 300 rare and little known plants, animals, reptiles, birds and insects, casting new light on desert environments and revealing the abundance of life underlying their barren image. Through fifteen bright and graphic desert landscapes the book looks in detail at unusual species, their tactics for survival, nocturnal desert life, the desert food chain, lethal creatures and degrees of dryness.

A journey to fifteen of the harshest environments on Earth, where only the toughest creatures survive

About the Author
Vassiliki Tzomaka is a designer and illustrator based in Colchester, UK. She has a PhD in illustration from the Centre for Children's Book Illustration, Cambridge School of Art. For the 'Extreme Environments' series she has drawn on her BSc in chemistry and MEnv in environmental studies to devise a distinctive visual approach to introducing children to the life in extreme environments. Vassiliki can be found on Instagram as @v_tzomaka.

Reviews
'A winning combination of striking illustrations coupled with bite-sized facts that will wow readers of every age!' - Mini and the Whale
'A breathtaking visual treat ... Just the book to entice little ones to hoot and howl through their own desert reading adventures' - @maistorybooklibrary
'Bright and entrancing artwork ... bitesized chunks of information' - @raising_bookworms



Book Information
ISBN 9780500651988
Author Vassiliki Tzomaka
Format Hardback
Page Count 56
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 540g