Children will be fascinated by the wealth of animal and plant life in Nature Unfolds Mountains and Deserts, a lavishly illustrated new book that takes readers on a journey from the deserts of the American south-west to the middle Rocky Mountains. Amazing information and two spectacular fold-out illustrations help children identify the wildlife and plants that live: - in the desert basin - in the lowland desert - in the desert valley - in the upland desert - on the mountain peaks - on the treeline meadows - in the mountain forests - in the mountain meadows