| Desert Communities Past and Present Contributor(s): Jenson-Elliott, Cindy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476551413 ISBN-13: 9781476551418 Publisher: Capstone Press OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - General |
| Dewey: 306.091 |
| LCCN: 2013036079 |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Series: First Facts: Who Lived Here? |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 3.77" W x 7.99" (0.16 lbs) 24 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 163850 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Cahuilla Indians have lived in the hot, dry desert for thousands of years. Learn how they have survived and thrived in this harsh environment and how their lives have changed and remained the same as the world has changed around them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jenson-Elliott, Cynthia Louise: - Cindy Jenson-Elliott is the author of several books and hundreds of articles for children and adults. She fell in love with poetry in second grade and decided to become a writer. Writing nonfiction books gives her a chance to learn new things. Her nonfiction book Zombies was a San Diego Book Award finalist. When she is not writing, Cindy teaches science and gardening to children. She lives in California with her family of one husband, two children, two hermit crabs, one snake, one guinea pig, nine fish, and one preying mantis. She loves to hike and swim long distances in the ocean, where she often sees seals, rays, dolphins and sharks. |