Book #1 · Picture Book · Ages 7–10
This Place Is Dry: Arizona's Sonoran Desert
By Vicki Cobb, Barbara Lavallee (Illustrator)
How do people and animals survive in one of the hottest, driest places?
32 pages· 3,241 words· Est. 25 min read-aloud
Paperback
Summary: Imagine living in Arizona's Sonoran Desert. This book shows how people, plants and unusual animals cope with heat and little rain, and describes the building of Hoover Dam to bring water to the dry land.










