{"product_id":"step-into-the-desert","title":"Step into the Desert","description":"Step Into the Desert introduces young readers in Grades K–2 to the fascinating world of desert ecosystems. This engaging nonfiction reader uses vivid photographs, age-appropriate language, and simple sentence structures to highlight desert plants, animals, weather, and survival strategies. Designed to support early science instruction, it helps students build content-area vocabulary while encouraging curiosity about life in arid environments. Ideal for science centers, classroom libraries, or take-home reading, this book fosters observation, comparison, and classification skills. Explores desert ecosystems and the adaptations of plants and animals. Promotes early scientific thinking and vocabulary development. Features vibrant images that reinforce concepts visually. Supports K–2 science standards and inquiry-based learning. Perfect for small-group instruction, independent reading, or classroom libraries.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1433336294\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1433336294.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Howard Rice\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42834123685949,"sku":"BVV.1433336294.A","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1433336294-0.jpg?v=1766525034","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/step-into-the-desert","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}