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  • Red Planet: Life in Our Deserts and Hot Spots (Colors of the World)

Red Planet: Life in Our Deserts and Hot Spots
(Colors of the World)

Author
Moira Butterfield
Illustrator
Jonathan Woodward
Publication Date
August 20, 2021
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
Red Planet: Life in Our Deserts and Hot Spots (Colors of the World)
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Description
Meet some of the most hardy and adaptable animals on the planet that live in the world's hottest regions. Includes facts about volcanoes, deserts, hot springs, and underwater volcanoes, an animal and plant index, and ways to help fight climate change. This engaging book introduces children to some of the most resilient and adaptable animals that live in the hottest places around the world--in deserts, near volcanoes, close to hot springs, and even near underwater volcanoes and geysers. It also presents information about homes that are specially designed for people to live in these hot spots; offers useful tips for cutting down on pollution to help fight global warming; and features an animal and plant index.
Publication date
August 20, 2021
Genre
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781944530952
Lexile Measure
970
Publisher
360 Degrees
Series
Colors of the World
BISAC categories
JNF051100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
JNF003000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | General
JNF051180 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Geography
Library of Congress categories
Desert animals
Desert plants
Arid regions animals
Arid regions plants
Moira Butterfield

Moira Butterfield is an internationally-published children's book author. Her work includes picture books, board books, fiction, and highly-commended non-fiction books that seek to spark a child's imagination about our world. She studied literature and has lived in and traveled to many places across the world. She currently lives in Bath, UK, with her family, where she loves to cycle, sew, and sing.

Vivian Mineker is a Taiwanese American from Taipei and Portland, currently working out of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her interest in art began at a young age, using drawing to express herself and her inner imaginary world. She uses watercolor, colored pencil, and digital processes to create a blend of traditional texture with a modern look and feel.

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