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Desert Voices
Contributor(s): Baylor, Byrd (Author), Parnall, Peter (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0689716915     ISBN-13: 9780689716911
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 1993
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Annotation: 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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General
Dewey: E
LCCN: 92024475
Series: Rise and Shine
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.8" W x 9.99" (0.26 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Southwest U.S.
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 60788
Reading Level: 4.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): Baylor, Byrd: - 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.