Desert Children

Author: Waris Dirie
Publisher: Virago
ISBN: 0349006423
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie was born into a family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia. She told her story - enduring female circumcision at five years old; running away through the desert; being discovered by Terence Donovan and becoming a top fashion model - in her book, the worldwide bestseller, DESERT FLOWER. In DESERT DAWN she wrote about becoming a UN Special Ambassador against FGM (female genital mutilation) and returning to her family in Somalia. DESERT CHILDREN tells us how she and the journalist Corinna Milborn have investigated the practice of FGM in Europe - they estimate that up to 500,000 women and girls have undergone or are at risk of FGM. At the moment, France is the only European country in which offenders are convicted and no European country officially recognises the threat of genital mutilation as a reason for asylum. Here are the voices of women who have felt encouraged and emboldened by Waris Dirie's courage. They speak out for the first time and move us to action.

Desert Giant (pb)

Author: Barbara Bash
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9781578050857
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
A venerable saguaro cactus stands like a statue in the hot desert landscape, its armlike branches reaching fifty feet into the air. From a distance it appears to be completely still and solitary--but appearances can be deceptive. In fact, this giant tree of the desert is alive with activity. Its spiny trunk and branches are home to a surprising number of animals, and its flowers and fruit feed many desert dwellers. Gila woodpeckers and miniature elf owls make their homes inside the saguaro's trunk. Long-nosed bats and fluttering white doves drink the nectar from its showy white flowers. People also play a role in the saguaro's story: each year the Tohono O'odham Indians gather its sweet fruit in a centuries-old harvest ritual. In this first volume of Sierra Club Books' Tree Tales series, a simple, easy-to-read text and appealing drawings document the life cycle of this amazing cactus tree and the creatures it helps to support. Readers will come away with a better understanding of and a lasting respect for this accomodating giant of the desert.

Clementina's Cactus

Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451479572
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21

Book Description
Keats departs from his traditional style for his one and only wordless picture book, Clementina's Cactus. Clementina and her father are out for a walk in the desert when Clementina discovers a lone cactus, all shriveled and prickly. But Clementina discovers there is something beautiful hiding inside that thick skin.

Children of the Desert

Author: Louis Dodge
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143

Book Description
"Children of the Desert" by Louis Dodge The author wanted to write a tragedy of human nature at cross purposes. It's a delightfully sinister social tale, ageless and yet fresh and decidedly mischievous in its prose. Though it's written in a different style, the book is so engaging that you won't have any trouble getting into the book, no matter what you usually read.

Life in the Slow Lane

Author: Conrad J. Storad
Publisher: Bobolink Media
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
A young tortoise talks to her grandfather about taking life slowly, compared to jackrabbits and humans.

Guess Who's in the Desert

Author: Charline Profiri
Publisher: Rio Nuevo Publishers
ISBN: 9781933855790
Category : Desert animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The desert is full of suprises! You never know what you might find nestled in a tall saguaro or climbing steep canyon walls. All you have to do is look! "Guess Who's in the Desert" is a fun, interactive, guessing game that invites curious children to discover all of the secrets and surprises the desert holds. Who leaves x-shaped tracks? Who has orange and black beady skin? Just open the book to find out. Each time you do, you're bound to find something new.

Emily's Day in the Desert

Author: Giselle Shardlow
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781530908950
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
Experience the benefits of yoga while learning about the desert! Join Emily as she spends a day in the Death Valley desert with her parents. Learn about the desert through easy yoga poses for kids while you glide like a hawk, dart like a fox, and slither like a snake! The storybook includes a list of kids yoga poses and a parent-teacher guide. Kids Yoga Stories introduce you to engaging characters who will get your child laughing, moving, and creating. Reading is good for the mind AND body! The story links several yoga poses in a specific sequence to create a coherent and meaningful story. This desert yoga story for ages 4 to 7 is more than a storybook, but it's also a unique experience for children.

Way Out in the Desert

Author: T. J. Marsh
Publisher: Rising Moon Books
ISBN: 9780873588027
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A counting book in rhyme presents various desert animals and their children, from a mother horned toad and her little toadie one to a mom tarantula and her little spiders ten. Numerals are hidden in each illustration.

Come to the Desert with Me

Author: Mary C. Reid
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
ISBN: 9780806625522
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description

A Desert Habitat

Author: Kelley MacAulay
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778729501
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
A Desert Habitat describes one of the world's most fascinating desert habitats: the Sonoran Desert. Discover how animals find food, keep cool, and stay alive.