Here Is the Southwestern Desert

Madeleine Dunphy has studied and visited many of the world’s ecosystems, and was inspired to write books about ourworld’s great diversity of life. Her books have been published by Hyperion Books for Children, Millbrook Press, andher own publishing company, Web of Life Children’s Books—a publishing company devoted to publishing picture booksabout the environment. Madeleine is also a teacher, activist and mother. She lives in Oakland, California. For moreinformation about Madeleine, her books, and her school presentations visitwww.mdunphy.com. Anne Coe lives in the Sonoran Desert, where she need only look out her window to see scenes like those portrayed inHere Is the Southwestern Desert. Anne’s work is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and has beenexhibited in shows throughout the United States and Latin America. She teaches painting and drawing at Central ArizonaCollege. For more information visit www.annecoe.com.

“Using a repetitive cumulative structure, this book excels in demonstrating the interconnectedness of the variousspecies that inhabit the Sonoran Desert.”— Horn Book"Information on the Sonoran desert is presented in a cumulative fashion a la The House That Jack Built, e.g., “Here Isthe lizard/who is spied by the hawk/that perches on the cactus/that is covered with spines. . . . ” The bookis beautifully designed . . . saturated with dazzling desert light.”— School Library Journal“Here Is the Southwestern Desertis a cheerful introduction to a desert theme, or to any ecological study.” —Teaching K-8