A poetic depiction of the desert as the provider of comfort, food, spirit, and life.

"In Yehudi Mercado's full-color middle grade graphic memoir sequel to Chunky, Hudi and his imaginary friend, Chunky, head to Jewish summer camp, where the dynamic duo meet a new friend who can see Chunky, too, and get mixed up in a prank war. This series is perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jerry Craft. Hudi finally embraced his love of art and comedy, but his class clown antics keep getting him in trouble. After Hudi's artwork lands him in...

Extrait : "Le Sahara ou Grand Désert a été pendant longtemps une des régions les moins connues de l'Afrique. L'imagination populaire se donnait libre carrière à son sujet ; on se le figurait volontiers comme une immense plaine brûlante, qui retentissait des rugissements des lions et o le simoun soulevait les sables en énormes tourbillons engloutissant les caravanes ; d'autres, avec plus de prétention scientifique, y voyaient le fond sablonneux...

Along a tiny spring in a narrow canyon near Death Valley, seemingly against all odds, an Inyo Mountain slender salamander makes its home. "The desert," writes conservation biologist Christopher Norment, "is defined by the absence of water, and yet in the desert there is water enough, if you live properly." Relicts of a Beautiful Sea explores the existence of rare, unexpected, and sublime desert creatures such as the black toad and four pupfishes unique...

The Land of Little Rain (1903) is a collection of essays and short stories by Mary Hunter Austin. Originally published with photographs taken by acclaimed American photographer Ansel Adams, The Land of Little Rain is a classic work of nature writing. Austin is now recognized as an early feminist and conservationist who understood the intricacy and fragility of ecosystems as well as the extent to which human civilization threatens their continued existence. In...

Les déserts se définissent à partir de critères climatiques caractérisant les milieux arides : des régions du globe caractérisées par un bilan hydrique déficitaire résultant, pour l'essentiel, de l'insuffisance des précipitations par rapport aux prélèvements de l'évaporation. En réalité, de nombreux autres facteurs interviennent, qui ...

Charlie Chan is summoned to a mysterious, secluded castle deep in California's Mojave Desert, to investigate a brutal murder that may have been committed by a descendant of the infamous Borgia family.

Sit back in your favorite chair and embark upon a journey with me, a journey that will take us from the Pecos to the Colorado, and beyond, from the depths of Death Valley to the towering peaks of the Sierra Madre Occidental, from Big Bend to Baja. For this is my story, a story of travel and adventure, whether it be witnessing the incredible bravery of a mother hawk defending her nest in a fight to the finish against a hungry Great-horned owl, an encounter...