Description What can live in a harsh, dry desert? Make reading your superpower with DK's beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about different deserts and the amazing animals and plants that can survive in them - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Desert Plants and Animals is a beautifully designed reader all about hot and cold deserts - what makes a place a desert, and what can survive in these extreme environments? The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexile's so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about amazing adaptations, from the camel's food store hump to water-saving plants.