Desert Night Shift

Penny Pack Rat loves to collect things in the Sonoran Desert at night. When Nana says she always wanted a silver spoon Penny decides to find one for her. Facts about the Desert Pack Rat and Words to...

Don't Call Me Pig!

Don't Call Me Pig! is an amusing story full of colorful illustrations to tell the javelina's story. A javelina is a hairy little animal shaped much like a pig. It has a snout and makes noises like a...

Fang and Stinger

An unlikely pair become friends after they are harassed by a tarantula hawk wasp.  This story is the friendship of a tarantula and a scorpion and how they learn to stand up for themselves.

Lizards For Lunch

Roadrunners call the desert lands and meadows their home.  They are fast and fearless.  They always enjoy a flavorful snack of .....lizards!   Lizards for Lunch: A Roadrunner's Tale...

Monster In The Rocks

Eddie the Elf Owl narrates this story as Mama and Papa Quail teach their little chicks.  Listen To Your Parents, Be Smart and Stay Safe are some of the lessons taught. There are other lessons to...

Rattlesnake Rules

Rattlesnakes are much maligned primarily because they are much misunderstood. In "Rattlesnake Rules," award-winning children's author and science editor Conrad J. Storad removes the veil of mystery...

The Bat Book

Bats are NOT scary! Little Boy Bat lives under the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, Texas. One day he hears some human kids saying mean things about bats. Their words make him feel very sad...