A WORLD OF CURIOUS MINDS
Sailing Stones
At Racetrack Playa, thin sheets of ice pushed by wind slide rocks along, leaving long trails.
Source: NPS Death Valley: Mysterious sailing stones seen in action
Adventure 14 · With Bella
Desert Wonders
Bella's Amazing Fact
At Racetrack Playa, thin sheets of ice pushed by wind slide rocks along, leaving long trails.
Can you spot…
- a lizard
- a Joshua tree
- a canteen
Look for them in the picture, then try the online activities below.
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From the Amazing Facts page
Amazing Facts
Super Bloom
After a rainy winter, the desert can fill with flowers.
Source: National Geographic: Why California deserts are experiencing a super bloom
Seed Sippers
Kangaroo rats get almost all their water from the seeds they eat.
Source: NPS Organ Pipe Cactus: Kangaroo Rat
Moth Partner
Joshua trees need the yucca moth to make their seeds.
Source: NPS Joshua Tree: Joshua Trees
Singing Sand
Sometimes the Kelso Dunes make a low booming sound, as if they are singing!
Source: NPS Mojave: Kelso Dunes
Puffy Lizard
A chuckwalla hides in a rock crack and puffs up its lungs so it can't be pulled out.
Source: NPS Parashant: Common Chuckwalla
Tiny Survivors
Tiny pupfish, only 1 to 3 inches long, live in salty streams and springs in Death Valley.
Source: NPS Death Valley: Fish
Online activities
Do this adventure online
Unlock the California activities
Enter the code printed on the inside front cover of your book, or scan the unlock QR code there with a phone camera. You only need to do this once on each device.
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Color it in
To doColors
Can you spot?
To doFind each one in the picture and tick it off.
Fact match
To doWhich Amazing Fact is this?
Word puzzle
To doTap the letters in the right order. It's something you can spot in the picture!
Answers for grown-ups
- At Racetrack Playa, thin sheets of ice pushed by wind slide rocks along, leaving long trails.
- Sailing Stones
- After a rainy winter, the desert can fill with flowers.
- Super Bloom
- Kangaroo rats get almost all their water from the seeds they eat.
- Seed Sippers
- Unscramble: LRDZIA
- LIZARD
This is the QR code printed on the Adventure 14 coloring page.