Del Norte Public Library

"This is a fresh and exciting approach to learning the alphabet using the fascinating animals and spectacular places of the American Southwest. A delightful mix of fun and informative facts is combined with stunning photography. 'Now I know My ABCs' will never be the same again!"--Provided by publisher.

"Cast out of his coalition, Stride the cheetah embarks on a perilous mission for the Great Parent, accompanied by a honey badger burdened with a dark and mysterious past. Whisper the water buffalo has been searching desperately for her brother Echo, presumed dead after a terrible fall. And the hyena now known as Breathstealer finds herself courted by the Great Spirit at one moment and other times tempted by the Great Devourer...The balance of power...

Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to bark scorpions.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to sidewinders. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Simple text and photographs describe desert animal adaptations.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to roadrunners. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to fennec foxes. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to different desert animals. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Watch the vulture bask in the morning sun, the roadrunner kicks up a cloud of dust, the javelina wallow, and the bobcat give her cub a licking with a rough tongue in Desert Baths. As the sun and moon travel across the sky, learn how twelve different desert animals face the difficulties of staying clean in a dry and parched land. Explore the desert habitat through its animals and their habits of hygiene. Told in lyrical prose, this story is a celebration...

Various desert animals have different ways of trying to avoid bedtime.