Books with title Desert Song

Sophie has lost count of all the foster homes she's lived in. Finally, at Joel and Kalene's ranch, she feels at home. When she unwittingly puts their most valuable mare, Aria, in danger, she is terrified she'll be sent away and conceals her mistake - and Aria - letting her foster parents believe the mare was stolen. Then Sophie is hit by a car. She knows she must go to Aria as soon as she can, though she's not sure how she's going to carry hay with a broken arm. But feeling hungry is not Aria's biggest problem, for a terrible evil has found her and knows she is alone.

A picture-book classic available for the first time in paperback. When day is done, the sun streaks the desert sky with flame. Soon the stars come out, and with them, a host of creatures. Bats spill from a hillside cave; insects seek out the sweet fruit of the saguaro; and a lone coyote sings his haunting song to the moon. Spare, lyrical words and luminous, richly textured pictures reveal the mysterious, hidden world of the desert night in this beautiful volume. . . .Deceptively simple, the words create an elegant repetitious rhythm that combines the immediacy of onomatopoeia with subtle, musical lines. . . . Quiet but not serene, the paintings evoke the mystery and unsettling beauty in the vibrant, stark landscape. Tony Johnston is the award-winning author of more than one hundred books for young readers. She lives in San Marino, California. Ed Young has written and/or illustrated more than seventy-five children's books, including Lon Po Po, winner of the 1990 Randolph Caldecott Medal, and two Caldecott Honor Books. He lives in Westchester County, New York.

A text that plays significantly on the invisible committee's concept of desert and also desertion, this is a gloves-off assault on optimism and the hope of saving the world. It asks the question "what does it mean to be an anarchist, or an environmentalist, when the goal is no longer working toward a global revolution and social/ecological sustainability?" "A document of surrender... Among other points he makes, one is that we just set ourselves up for huge disillusionment if we maintain the illusion that it will change or that we can make the change. It's kind of a religious myth in his way of looking at it. He says it corresponds to the general myths of progress, be they marxian or whatever. Which I find a little strange, since some of us, and I include the writer, as being situated in the very explicitly anti-progress point of view, which makes it a bit of a stretch to say that it partakes of that whole myth of progress. Maybe on one level, but I think that's an unfortunate way to put it. And there are other... in parts of this he falls back on odd... I thought, some of these things are... well like... Nature bats last. God I hate that. That's a typical copout. What does that mean, that there will only be cockroaches left? Sometimes that's an excuse for not jumping in there. "Well, after all nature bats last", while nature is being systematically destroyed, as the author very well knows. It's just really a call for... he makes it clear that he has a comforable anarchist subculture scene, a nice hip neighborhood scene. And that's fine for anyone, that's good. But how he could substitute that for going after it... And you can read this different ways. He's not saying don't do anything, he's just saying "it doesn't matter", so why would you do it? And it ends with a lyric from blackbird raum. I won't read the whole thing but the last two lines are "so ride alone or ride with many others, just ride away as fast as you can." - John Zerzan

Discover Series Books for Babies & Toddlers Who needs an oasis when you have the desert? Explore the beauty of desert plants, animals and vistas. This Discover Series book features 24 full-color images with simple titles beneath. Babies and toddlers will love the brightly colored plants and animals and older children will learn about one of the earth's most interesting landscapes. Used as a jumpstart for interaction, Discover Series Picture Books are a great way to introduce new images, words and concepts to kids. Find More Great Options for Kindle Kids Books! Xist Publishing Children's Books Choose from over 180 illustrated children's books!

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Tess has just been forced to move to Tucson from Los Angeles against her will because her father works for the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. She feels out of place and wants to go home as she listens to coyotes howl at night. Somebody else evidently agrees. She picks up the phone. A voice that won’t identify itself calls her California and tells her he sees everything she is doing in the room. He warns Tess that she had better get out of town or he will murder her. Talk about homesickness and feeling unwelcome! Tess had better figure out who isn’t the good neighbor, or she could soon be dead.Desert is brought to you by Edward Ware Thrillers YA, an imprint of Cheops Books, LLC. If you liked Desert, you will enjoy other young adult thrillers by Linda Cargill including Ancestress, Avalanche, Bully, Dig, and Pool.