BBC Earth: Deserts, a Level 1 Reader, is Pre-A1 in the CEFR framework and includes practice for the Cambridge English Pre-A1 Starters tests. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, using the present tense and some simple adjectives.
Some deserts are hot, and some deserts are cold. There is not much water in deserts, and it is difficult for animals to live in them. Visit the Ladybird Education website for more information.