Here Is the Southwestern Desert (Web of Life)

by Madeleine Dunphy (Author) Anne Coe (Illustrator)

Here Is the Southwestern Desert (Web of Life)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Web of Life
Despite its stark landscape and harsh climate, the Sonoran Desert teems with life. Hare, hawks, lizards, bobcats, badgers, coyote all live among the desert s fragrant mesquite and spiny cactus, and none can exist without the others. Madeleine Dunphy s poetic text explores all the warm and native elements that make the American Southwest such a mystical place, while Anne Coe's stunning paintings portray the desert s plants and animals as well as the dazzling colors reflected in the rocks and skies of the Sonoran Desert."
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Review quotes


"Dunphy's cumulative poem explores the interrelationships between the living and nonliving elements of the Sonoran Desert. ... Coe's luminous artwork includes both panoramic backgrounds and vibrant action close-ups that will appeal to young and old alike."
—Booklist

"[T]his book excels in demonstrating the interconnectedness of the various species that inhabit the Sonoran Desert."
—Horn Book

"[This] book is beautifully designed...saturated with dazzling desert light." —School Library Journal

"Here Is the Southwestern Desert is a cheerful introduction to a desert theme, or to any ecological study."
—Teaching K-8
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780977379569
Lexile Measure
1410
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Web of Life Children's Books
Publication date
April 20, 2007
Series
Web of Life
BISAC categories
JNF051100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
Library of Congress categories
Natural history
Ecology
Desert ecology
Sonoran Desert

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