Summary
Plum reports back to Blorb with amazing desert facts -- including that the coldest, snowiest place on Earth, Antarctica, is a desert too. Deserts are defined by dryness, not sand, and they teem with life.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Plum shares the surprising truth about what a desert really is.
- What really makes a place a desert?
- How can Antarctica be a desert if it is covered in snow?
- What kinds of living things did you learn call deserts home?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: desert, climate, region.
Try it: Write down two facts about deserts that surprised you, and one question you still have.