"This beautiful book gives readers core information about subtropical, polar, coastal, and rain shadow desert biomes. Find out where each kind is found, how animals and plants have adapted to lack of rain, who lives in these deserts, and how humans impact life there."-- Provided by publisher.

What is a desert biome? -- Where are deserts? -- Desert plants -- Subtropical desert life -- Coastal desert life -- Rain shadow desert life -- Polar desert life -- Born survivors -- Desert food chains -- People in the desert -- Desert resources -- Desert threats -- Desert futures.