Desert Voices

In this exquisite book, ten creatures of the desert introduce readers to their lives, homes, and their places in the desert world. "Rich colors used sparingly, careful choice of detail, and striking page design all focus attention on the animal while conveying a larger sense of its being".--School Library Journal.

About the author

Byrd Baylor lives and writes in Arizona, presenting images of the Southwest and an intense connection between the land and the people. Her prose illustrates vividly the value of simplicity, the natural world, and the balance of life within it.

Summary

On the hottest
summer afternoons
when desert creatures
look for shade
and stay close to the earth
and keep their voices low
I sit high on a cactus
and fling
my loud ringing trill
out to the sun...
So sings the Cactus Wren, one of the ten desert creatures that speaks for itself in the evocative and lyrical verses of Desert Voices. In both text and illustration, Desert Voices conveys a message of spirit and courage from the shy and quiet creatures of the beautiful desert land.

Product details

• Authors: Byrd Baylor, National Geographic Learning, National G National Geographic Learning, Peter Parnall, Peter Parnell
• Assisted by: Peter Parnall (Illustration)
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.1993
• EAN: 9780689716911
• ISBN: 978-0-689-71691-1
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 198 mm x 254 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 118 g
• Series: Rise and Shine; Rise and Shine
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs