| The Desert Is Theirs Contributor(s): Baylor, Byrd (Author), Parnall, Peter (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 068414266X ISBN-13: 9780684142661 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1975 Annotation: "Baylor tells us about the desert, describing selected flora and fauna, and respectfully paying tribute to the Desert People who know its secrets and would live nowhere else . . . A striking mood piece".--Booklist. Caldecott Honor Book; ALA Notable Children's Book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems |
| Dewey: 508.154 |
| LCCN: 74024417 |
| Lexile Measure: 590 |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 8.25" W x 10.31" (0.77 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Topical - Ecology |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 19499 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: You may think of the desert as a harsh, dry place where no one would ever want to live -- but think again. The Desert People know. so do the animals. Both love the land, and share the feeling of being brothers in the desert, of being desert creatures together. Byrd Baylor's spare, poetic text and Peter Parnall's striking illustrations lime the sky, stone and sand of the desert in this haunting book. |
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. |