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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
132 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Description
"In her third story, Luciana and her family are headed to Chile for winter break. Luci can't wait to see her cousins - but the reunion doesn't go as planned, and Luci feels like an outsider in her own family. Just then she receives a surprise invite from Claire Jacobs, her frenemy from astronaut training camp, to join her at the Mars habitat in the desert and watch NASA scientists at work. It's an offer too good to refuse, so Luci decides to leave...
42) Dust storm!
Author
Series
Survivor diaries volume 4
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
119 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Separated from their group during a sixth-graders geocaching trip, Jen Chiu and her mortal enemy, Martin Diaz, are caught in a dust storm in the desert near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Includes survival tips.
Pub. Date
©2003.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (149 min.) : sound, color. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A small passenger plane makes a forced landing in the Sahara. The challenge: survival. The tiny band from the plane fights off thirst, Arabs, treachery, declining morale and despair. Incredibly, the plane, like the legendary phoenix that rises from its own ashes, flies again.
Author
Series
Odd Thomas prequels volume 2
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
186 p. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Description
"It's Halloween in Pico Mundo, California, and there's a whiff of something wicked in the autumn air. While the town prepares for its annual festivities, young fry cook Odd Thomas can't shake the feeling that make-believe goblins and ghouls aren't the only things on the prowl. And he should know, since he can see what others cannot: the spirits of the restless dead. But even his frequent visitor, the specter of Elvis Presley, can't seem to point Odd...
45) Deserts
Author
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
Describes some of the main deserts around the world, how deserts are formed, and some of the plants and animals found in these dry areas.
46) Desert jungle
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, map ; 29 cm
Description
"In a desert valley, surrounded by mountains of rock and cactus, is the tiny village the boy calls home. He never wanders far, frightened of coyotes and the dusty wilds beyond. On a visit to Grandpa's ranch, he resists the invitation to explore an area where his grandfather grew up, far from any village. The boy would rather play it safe on his tablet. But one of the creatures he fears has other plans for him, and soon the vast desert "jungle" begins...
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