Animals of the Atacama

How do animals find food, water, and shelter in the world’s driest desert? Toads do it. Penguins and flamingos do it. Lizards do, too. But why do lizards loose their tails? The desert will tell you its secrets!

Animals of the Atacama is part of the It’s All Animals series. This high-interest series uses fascinating facts about animals to introduce life-science vocabulary and concepts about ecosystems and conservation. Read-UP! with 3 levels of readability. Each level (set of 5 books) contains a book on a different science subject so a student can keep reading in one content area if he or she prefers.