Death Valley: A Day in the Desert (A Holiday House Reader, Level 2) [School & Library Binding]

Nancy Smiler Levinson (Author), Diane Dawson Hearn (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Holiday House Reader

Describes the desert habitat of Death Valley and the plants and animals that live there.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 1-2-An uninspired "Level 2" reader about desert life that reads like a dry encyclopedia entry. Levinson begins with a tangential, and confusing, reference to polar deserts before presenting shotgun descriptions of the various indigenous flora and fauna that populate California's famously inhospitable desert. Leading questions are answered with a fact or two. An appendix includes silhouette identifications of some of Hearn's cutesy pastoral colored-pencil images. Individual plants and animals are labeled throughout but the type is too small and too often blends in with the pictures. Elsa Posell's Deserts (Children's, 1982; o.p.) is a much better introduction to this topic.-John Sigwald, Unger Memorial Library, Plainview, TX

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From Booklist

Gr. 2-3. Ground so hot it can melt sneakers. That's just one of the descriptions Levinson uses to discuss Death Valley. Short sentences introduce desert flora and fauna, and describe how animals make a home in such an inhospitable place. Dawson's accompanying artwork is particularly good. The animals are endearing without being cute, and the natural beauty of the desert comes alive in shades of gold and brown that mellow into the purple-blues of night. A two-page spread shows silhouettes of the animals, and there is a page of desert facts. A very nice presentation. Ilene Cooper
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• School & Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082341566X
• ISBN-13: 978-0823415663
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,587,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)