Exploring the desert: what are deserts and where are they found? -- With sand and wind: how does nature make a desert in the first place? -- The big truth: the desert weather report: what is the forecast for today? -- Man-made deserts: how have people and cities changed the deserts of the world? -- Home, sweet desert home: how can people possibly live in some of the world's deserts? -- Wildlife under the sun: what kinds of plants and animals survive in deserts? -- True statistics.