Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Book of Answers
Editorial Reviews
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The 200,000 or so people who stroll through Tucson's Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum each year bring with them many questions: What is a desert? How is it that gophers and rattlesnakes can live in the same hole? How can I stop Gila woodpeckers from whittling down my house? If I find a desert tortoise, can I make it a pet? David Lazaroff, a biologist and writer, answers these and dozens more questions in this entertaining, intelligent book, which belongs on every Southwesterner's bookshelf. --Gregory McNamee
Booklist, March 15, 1998
"This is a book of answers to questions about the Sonoran Desert." The opening words of this excellent introduction to desert ecology are too modest -- much of the information included can be applied to all desert regions. Arising from the most frequent questions directed at the staff of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum near Tucson (a distinctive combination of zoo, museum, and botanic garden), the book provides answers to 42 basic questions about desert life. The text is divided into three sections on getting to know the desert, the desert as one's backyard, and enjoying the desert. Commonsense answers are provided for such questions as: What exactly is a desert? How can I attract hummingbirds? Are cactus spines poisonous? Sidebars to many questions give more information about complex concepts, and the clear line drawings illustrate each topic. Seven useful appendixes lead the reader to additional information on topics such as climate and venomous animals. An excellent bibliography and a list of organizations round out a very useful, and inexpensive, book that is recommended for all libraries.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Book of Answers
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Book of Answers,David Wentworth Lazaroff,Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press,1886679096,Desert animals,Desert plants,Deserts,Miscellanea,Nature,Nature / General,Nature / Wildlife,Nature/Ecology,Reference,Sonoran Desert,Travel / United States / West / General,Travel / United States / West / Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY),Arizona,United States - West - General,Wildlife
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