| Quills Contributor(s): Tireman, Loyd (Author), Douglass, Ralph (Illustrator), Yrisarri, Evelyn (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0826356095 ISBN-13: 9780826356093 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2015007713 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 8.2" (0.45 lbs) 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the sixth book of the Mesaland Series, meet a strange little animal sprinkled with needle-sharp quills--Mr. Porcupine Whoops, he outsmarts Three-Toes the coyote. Crunch-crunch, he gobbles Rancher Brown's saddle. Ouch, he tangles with Fussy Bluejay. First published between 1943 and 1949 and now available again, the seven books in the Mesaland Series introduce a new generation of readers to the animals and plants of the great Southwest. |
Contributor Bio(s): Douglass, Ralph: - Ralph Douglass (1895-1971) was a professor in the Department of Art at the University of New Mexico.Tireman, Loyd: - Born in Orchard, Iowa, Loyd Tireman (1896-1959) was a pioneer in bilingual and community education. In 1927 Tireman began his thirty-two-year career at the University of New Mexico as a professor of elementary education. In 1947 Tireman established a curriculum materials center, which grew into a library located at the University of New Mexico College of Education.Yrisarri, Evelyn: - Evelyn Yrisarri was a member of the National Storyteller's League of Washington, DC, and specialized in storytelling for young children. |