In the Desert
David Elliott, illustrated by Gordy Wright
This poetry collection looks beneath the Sahara’s severe surface to encounter the animals and insects that live there. Poems feature creatures including the deathstalker scorpion, Nile crocodile, Saharan cheetah, Nubian vulture, desert horned viper, and desert hedgehog. The poems use rhyme, wordplay, and humor while attending to the distinctive qualities of their subjects. Notes and other back matter add information about the poems and desert life.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
