The Ecosystem Series explores jungle, icebergs, swamps, deserts, prairies and reefs. In Who Needs A Desert? Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out how deserts are formed and where in the world they are most often found. Not only this, but readers will discover how plants and animals adapt to the severe environment, what wildlife thrives there, which plants bloom under the blazing sun and how desert plants and animals get energy and food.