TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Hot and Dry 5 CHAPTER 2 Forming the Sahara 11 CHAPTER 3 A Hostile Home 17 IT S A WONDER The Camel 22 CHAPTER 4 The Sahara Desert Today 25 Focus on the Sahara Desert 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
CHAPTER 1 HOT AND DRY The sun beats down on the desert sands The temperature rises A hot wind blows the sand into a whirlwind Small animals hide in tunnels under the sand Others find shelter among the rocks Such is life in the Sahara Desert the largest hot desert in the world The Sahara is the world's third largest desert behind Antarctica and the Arctic Desert
