This book, in both English and Spanish, will introduce readers to a unique region that has been hidden in plain sight for far too long. Of the four deserts found in North America, the Chihuahuan Desert is the largest. Located in both the United States and Mexico, it is not the desolate place most people think of when they hear "desert." Eight ecosystems, resulting from basin and range landforms, have created an area teeming with extremely diverse plant and animal life. It is a place that deserves our attention and respect. Update: This book won first place in the New Mexico Press Women's...

This bilingual English/Spanish non-fiction book gives an overview of the largest desert in North America. The climate, weather, landforms, ecosystems, plants, and animals of the Chihuahuan Desert are discussed and illustrated with over 100 (one hundred) color photographs, most of which were taken by the author. The target audience is general public age (10) to adult. The author is a retired teacher who is the recipient of the Presidential Award for Mathematics and Science Teaching. Her class won first place from the NASA Student Involvement Program for their project "My Planet Earth-The...