Description:  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.

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1. Visiting a Desert
2. Bannertail, Who Hopped Like a Kangaroo
3. The Horny Ones
4. Pep, Who Wore a Shining Robe
5. Albi and Gula
6. A Desert Tortoise and His Neighbors
7. A Wolf Spider and Relatives

8. Three Large Lizards
9. Cactus Wrens
10. Jack with Three Black Tips
11. Racers and Rattlers
12. Churca, Cock of the Desert
13. Guests of the Yucca