A fascinating picture book shares the resilience of a 20,000-year-old species of endangered fish in Death Valley.When some think of Death Valley, a barren wasteland comes to mind. Far from it, the area, now a protected national park known for its extreme temperatures, is teeming with a diverse range of endemic species, plants, and terrain. Fish in the Desert explores the fascinating and tiny ‘pupfish,’ the world’s rarest fish who have withstood the harsh conditions of Death Valley since the Pleistocene epoch.The story follows Adele, a young girl, on a road trip with her family to Death Valley National Park in Southeastern California near the border with Nevada. Adele spots a beautiful and tiny blue and purple fish that the park’s Aquatic Ecologist tells the family is called a pupfish, an endangered fish species renowned for its ability to exist with the intense heat and salt and even adapt to a changing ecosystem over thousands of years.Young readers will learn how the tenacious pupfish, originally among many types of sea life, are the only species to have survived the climate change and extreme conditions of Death Valley and how there are even subspecies of pupfish who evolved separately in different pools of water. A back-of-book glossary explains terms used throughout the book, such as food chains, habitats, adaptations, and endangered species, while an ending spread shares picture prompts inviting readers on a search to find various plants and animals in the book that make the desert their home. Educators and families of young children will delight in a book that uses engaging storytelling to highlight the importance of nature, environmental stewardship, and wildlife conservation to prevent the loss of an incredible endangered species and the unique and interesting ecosystem in which it lives. Fish in the Desert is the first installment in the Bringing National Parks to Life series, which focuses on a different protected location within the U.S. National Park Service and Wildlife Refuge.Educators and families of young children will delight in a book that uses engaging storytelling to highlight the importance of nature, environmental stewardship, and wildlife conservation to prevent the loss of an incredible endangered species and the unique and interesting ecosystem in which it lives. Fish in the Desert is the first installment in the Bringing National Parks to Life series, which focuses on endangered species in a different protected location within the U.S. National Park Service and Wildlife Refuge.
✔ Author(s): Adalgisa Nico,David Nico,Andy Atkins
✔ Title: Fish in the Desert: The Untold Story of the Death Valley Pupfish (Bringing National Parks to Life)
✔ Rating : 5 out of 5 base on (47 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: B0CP85CW2M
✔ ISBN-13: 978B0CP85CW27
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
Readers' opinions about Fish in the Desert by Adalgisa Nico
Lucy Garraway
The author's writing style is so captivating; I couldn't put the book down. Every sentence was beautifully crafted, and the descriptions painted vivid images in my mind. A true literary gem.
Melody Blake
This book has reignited my passion for reading. It reminded me of the sheer joy that can be found in losing oneself in the pages of a good story. I can't wait to explore more books now.
Kara Snyder
What an intellectual journey! The themes explored in this book challenged my perceptions and sparked introspection. It's refreshing to read a book that provokes such thought.
