Look inside ...    Desert Neighbors by Edith M. Patch Readers will soon imagine themselves nestled amid mesquite trees and yucca plants through this depiction of desert life. Describing both flora and fauna, these stories capture the excitement of the desert, as well as its quiet beauty, and are likely to leave readers curious to learn more and to see for themselves the wonders of the desert west.  Ages 9-11 145 pages $13.95

Table of Contents

Visiting a Desert
Bannertail, Who Hopped Like a Kangaroo
The Horny Ones
Pep, Who Wore a Shining Robe
Albi and Gula
A Desert Tortoise and His Neighbors
A Wolf Spider and Relatives
Three Large Lizards
Cactus Wrens
Jack with Three Black Tips
Racers and Rattlers
Churca, Cock of the Desert
Guests of the Yucca

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