"Meet the amazing hump-backed mammals of the desert! This book explores the features and behaviors of camels, including their desert adaptations and the distinctions between the two camel species. A folk talk explains how camels got their humps." -- Provided by publisher.

In Camels, beginning readers will follow a camel as it explores its desert home and searches for food and water. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn how this animal is adapted to its environment. A labeled diagram helps readers identify a camel's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about camels online using our safe search engine that provides...

When hard-working animals complain to "the magic desert watcher" about camel's laziness, the watcher agrees to make things more fair.

"Introduces young readers to camels, including physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, diet, and life cycle" --

When the world was new, the camel, a creature of 'scruciating idleness, said "Humph!" too often and received for all time a hump[h] from the Djinn of All Deserts.

"A girl travels to the Gobi Desert, joins a group of photographers who are studying wild camels, and learns how camels have adapted to the desert and how they behave in the wild"--