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    Where Is the Sahara Desert?
    Where Is the Sahara Desert?
    Where Is the Sahara Desert?
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    Where Is the Sahara Desert?

    By Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ and David Malan

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    Ten-story-high sand dunes, eye-tricking mirages, unlucky explorers – it’s all here and more in this newest Where Is? book.

    From the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series comes Where Is?, a series that tells the stories of world-famous landmarks and natural wonders and features a fold-out map!

    Imagine over three million square miles of sand dunes that are as tall as a ten-story building. That place is real -- it's the Sahara Desert! Vast, yes! And home to fascinating creatures such as ostriches and fennec foxes as well as amazing plant life. The shallow roots of the mesquite tree can grow almost 200 feet across to absorb water. Readers will also learn about the famous trade routes of the past with caravans of up to 10,000 camels, European explorers to the region (some very unlucky ones), and native populations like the Berber and Tuareg, the faces of the men are blue from the dye in the veils they always wear.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
    Release dateJun 6, 2023
    ISBN9780593520086
    Author

    Sarah Fabiny

    Sarah Fabiny is the Editor-in-Chief of series and licensed books at Grosset & Dunlap and the author of Who Was Frida Kahlo?

    Read more from Sarah Fabiny

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      Where Is the Sahara Desert? - Sarah Fabiny

      Cover for Where Is the Sahara Desert?, Author, Sarah Fabiny; Illustrated by David MalanBook Title, Where Is the Sahara Desert?, Author, Sarah Fabiny; Illustrated by David Malan, Imprint, Penguin Workshop

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available.

      ISBN 9780593520062 (paperback)

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      ISBN 9780593520086 (ebook)

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      To my dad—SF

      For Alice—DM

      Contents

      Where Is the Sahara Desert?

      From Jungle to Desert

      Much More Than Sand

      Water in the Sahara

      Desert Dwellers

      Across the Sea of Sand

      Early Explorers

      Creatures of the Sahara

      A Desert at Risk

      A Trip Across the Sahara

      Timelines

      Bibliography

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      Where Is the Sahara Desert?

      Ancient Egypt was one of the greatest, most powerful, and most stable civilizations in the history of the world. It lasted for over three thousand years, from 3150 BCE to 30 BCE.

      The ancient Egyptians invented many things that we still use today, including ways to construct buildings and irrigate land, paper and ink, clocks, the toothbrush and toothpaste, and even breath mints.

      Irrigation system

      While the kingdom of ancient Egypt was very strong, it wasn’t nearly as large as other ancient civilizations, like the Greek or Roman empires.

      The ancient Egyptians established their kingdom in the strip of land that ran alongside the Nile River in northeast Africa.

      The Nile River provided water, food, and transportation for the citizens of the kingdom. But beyond the banks of the Nile River lay arid, or dry, land—the Sahara Desert. To the east, it stretched a few hundred miles to the Red Sea. To the west, it extended for thousands of miles, all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.

      The Nile River

      The Egyptians called the barren desert the red land. Although no crops could be grown there, it was still important to the ancient Egyptians. The miles of hot sand separated and protected the kingdom from invading armies. It also provided

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