The camel is a practical beast. Even his long eyelashes serve a purpose. He can go without water for a week or more as he journeys across the desert and then make it all up in one BIG drink—sometimes 100 quarts of water at a time. And he can store fat in his hump to sustain him if there is nothing to eat in the hot dry land where he lives. For these reasons the camel has become one of the most valuable assets of many desert communities.

John Waters describes how the camel can survive the harsh conditions under which he lives. Children who have seen neither camels nor deserts will be fascinated by this clear and factual account of an unusual animal's adaptation to his world.

From the dust jacket