Desert Biomes
A Pathfinder
Location
Murray Hill Middle School Media Center
This is a pathfinder to find resources on deserts. This pathfinder is an extension of the activity for "Desert and Tundra". To begin research, look in the World Book under desert
Helpful terms and keywords for your search are:
Desert
Mojave
Sahara
Gobi
Arid
Cactus
Southwest
The online catalog for Murray Hill Middle School serves as the index for all the resources in the media center. The catalog may be access from the computers at the front of the media center. The search provides title, author, call number, a short summary, and the current status of the material. The subject headings and call numbers you should look for are:
Subject Headings and Call Numbers
900’s
Geography and History
500’s
Natural Sciences
300’s
Social Sciences
Non-Fiction Books:
The following non-fiction books will be useful as you begin your research:
979 WA
Warren, Scott. Desert Dwellers: native people of the American Southwest. 1994
966 CA (Video)
National Geographic. Caravan to Timbuktu. 2001
910 MA
MacQuitty, Miranda. Desert. 1994
623.7 GR
Green, Michael. Military Dune Buggies. 1997
581.909 RE
Reading, Susan. Desert Plants. 1990
577.54 DE (Video)
Schlessinger Media. Deserts. 2001
577.54 MU
Mudd-Ruth, Maria. The Deserts of the Southwest. 1999
574.5 AR
Arnold, Caroline. Watching Desert Wildlife. 1994
574.5 RI
Ricciuti, Edward. Desert. 1996
551.4 SI
Siebert, Diane. Mojave, Paintings by Wendell Minor. 1988
333.73 JE
Jenkins, Martin. Deserts. 1996
Fiction Books
F BA
Baylor, Byrd. Desert Voices. 1981
F JO
Johnson, Angela. Toning the Sweep. 1993
Reference Books:
The following reference books will be helpful for this search. Reference books can be found in the reference section of the library under the call number.
REF 031 NE
The New Book of Knowledge. 1997
REF 031 WO
The World Book Encyclopedia. 2002
REF 333.7 EN
Diagram Group. Environment of File. 1991
REF 333.7 MA
Kellert, Stephen R. ed. Macmillian Encyclopedia of the Environment. 1997
REF 363.7 GR
Grolier Encyclopedia of Environmental Concepts and Issues. 1996
REF 503 KI
Headlam, Catherine. Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia. 1993
REF 503 MA
Macmillian Encyclopedia of Science. 1997
REF 503 SC
Science in our World – set II. 1992
REF 503 WO
World Book Inc. World Book’s Young Scientist. 1995
REF 577 BI
Grolier Educational. Biomes of the World. 1999
REF 591 AM
Amazing Animals of the World. 1995
REF 591 GR
Chinery, Michael. The Grolier Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals. 1994
REF 591 LO
Lovett, Sarah. Encyclopedia of Extremely Weird Animals. 1997
REF 591.52 EN
Endangered Wildlife of the World. 1993
REF 591.9 CH
Children’s Atlas of World Wildlife. 1992
REF 910.3 EN
Haggett, Peter. Encyclopedia of World Geography. 1994
REF 912 MA
Maps of the World
Web Sites:
Desert Biomes – Find basic information about the desert biome and learn more about the Mojave Desert.
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm
Desert – Find out more about the desert and the animals that live there Explore a biome and even visit the animals in the Cyberzoo.
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/desert.html
Desert #3 – An in-depth look at the desert biome. It has basic information plus other subjects like climate, health issues and life in the desert
http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/desert3/desert3.html
Desert Biome – find information about the desert. This site has good maps and links to other pages about specific deserts.
http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/desbiome/biome.htm
World Biomes – Lots of information about all the biomes of the world. Also has links to articles and books about biomes. Also visit the map of biomes.
The Desert Environment – A very in-depth site about deserts. Contains information about minerals, animals and plants, and people. Also has information about the North American deserts.
http://www.desertusa.com/desert.html
The Desert Biome – Find information about the desert. Contains links to other pages to find out about plants, animals and desert pictures.
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/biomes/desert.html
Field Trips:
Smithsonian Institute
Natural History
Washington, DC
Other Libraries:
Savage Branch Library
9525 Durness Lane
Laurel, MD 20723
410-880-5975
Howard County Central Library
10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy
Columbia, MD 20144
410-313-7800
Government Agencies
Library of Congress
Washington DC