The desert is full of ancient secrets. It can also be full of danger.


Amina Hassan, Diego Morales, and Jordan Brooks arrive at a remote New Mexico fossil site expecting to spend the day learning about dinosaurs. When an exciting discovery makes the active excavation too dangerous for visitors, a team member takes them to a nearby junior field station filled with fossil activities, scientific equipment, and plenty of water. He promises to return in two hours.


Then a massive dust storm sweeps across the desert, and he never comes back.


Packed with fascinating facts about fossils, paleontology, desert wildlife, and extreme heat, Just Us Kids: Desert Heat is an exciting adventure about patience, smart decisions, and the power of working together.