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Southwest Wildlife's Recommended Reading List
| Primary Grades |
101
Questions About Desert Life, 1994
by Jablonsky, Alice |
A
New True Book Opossums, 1994
by Lepthien, Emilie U |
A
Night and Day in the Desert, 1991
by Dewey,
Jennifer Owings |
A Pictorial Guide and Identification
of
Wild Animals of Our Southwest, 1983
by Wilson,
Bennett |
A Walk in the Desert, 1990
by Arnold,
Caroline |
Borrequita and the Coyote, 1991 (folk
tale)
by Aardema,
Verna. |
Cactus Hotel
by Guiberson,
Brenda |
Coyote and the Magic Words, 1993 (folk
tale).
by Root,
Phyllis |
Coyotes, 1946
by Bronson,
Wifrid |
Desert Animals, 1987
by Carwardine,
Math |
Desert Giant The World of the Saguaro
Cactus, 1989
by Bask,
Barbara |
Agave Blooms Just Once
by Jernigan,
Gisela |
A Desert Year, 1991
by Lerner, Carol |
A Picture Book of Desert Animals,
1991
by Glue, Joanne |
Here in the Southwest Desert, 1995
by Coe, Anne |
Watching Desert Wildlife, 1994
by Arnold, Caroline |
Alejandro’s Gift, 1994
by Albert, Richard |
A
Heart Full of Turquoise 1988, (folk
tale)
by Hayes, Joe |
Wonders of the Desert, 1982
by Sabin,
Louis |
Cactus in the Desert, 1979
by Busch, Phyilis |
The Living World Deserts, 1985
by Catchpole,
Clive |
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| Intermediate
Grades |
24 Hours in a Desert, 1991
by Watts, Barrie |
A Random House. Tell Me About
Book. Desert Animals, 1992
by Chinery,
Michael |
Animals of the Desert, 1976
by Johnson, Sylvia |
Desert Life, 1992
by Taylor,
Barbara |
Macmillan
Children’s Guide
to Endangered Animals, 1993
by Few, Roger |
Natures Children, Opossum, 1986
by Dingwall, Laima |
The Moon of the Wild Pigs, 1968
by George, Jean Craighead |
The Wild Pigs, 1986
by Ahlstrom, Mark E. |
Vanishing Animal Neighbors, 1993.
by Gutfreund, Geraldine Marshal |
Wildlife Southwest, 1992
by Skramstad, Jill |
One Day in the Desert,
1983
by George,
Jean Craighead |
And Then There Was
One, 1990
by Facklam, Margery |
The Changing.Desert,
1981
by Graham, Frank and Ada |
The Coyote, 1985
by Ahlstrom, Mark E. |
Kokopelli’s
Flute, 1995 (folk tale)
by Hobbs, Will |
Native Animals of
the Sonoran Desert, 1993
by Stratford,
Herb |
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| ANIMALS |
America’s
Favorite Backyard Wildlife, 1985
by Harrison, George and Kit |
Arizona Wildlife Viewing Guide,
1992
by Carr, John N. |
Audubon Society Encydopedia of
Animal Life, 1982
by Audubon Society |
Brother Wolf, A Forgotten Promise,
1993
by Brandenburg, Jim |
Coyote Field Guide, 1985
by Woolsey, N. G. |
Don Coyote
by Hyde, Dayton |
Following the Pack, The World of
Wolf Research, 1994
by Crowley, Kate and Mike Link |
God’s
Dog, The North American Coyote, 1979
by Ryden, Hope |
In Praise of Wolves
by Lawrence, R. D. |
Javelina Research and Management
In Arizona, 1985
by Day, G. I |
Javelina, 1985
by Day, Gerald. |
Mammals of Arizona, 1986
by Hoffmeister, D. F. |
Mammals of North America, Animal
Tracks
by Peterson Field Guide |
Mountain Lion Field Guide, 1979
by Shaw, H. G. |
The Bat House Builders
by Hensley & Tuttle |
The Company of Wolves, 1995
by Steinhart, Peter |
The Coyote, Defiant Songdog of
the West, 1927, 1977 revised and updated
by Leydet, Francois |
The
Field Guide to Wildlife Habitat’ (Western
United States) 1988
by Benyns, Janine M. |
The Wolf in The Southwest. The
Making of an Endangered Species, University
of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona
by Brown, D. E |
The Wolf, 1970.
by Mech, David L. |
The World of the Coyote, 1994
by Grady, Wayne |
The World of the Fox
by Dobie, J. Frank |
Track of the Coyote, 1995
by Wilkinson, Todd. |
Twilight Hunters, 1987
by Turbak, Gary |
Walker’s Bat’ of
the World, 1994
by Nowak, Ronald M. and John L Paradise |
Wild Cats ( Lynx, Bobcat and Mountain
Lions )
by Savace, and Candace |
Wolf Pack, Tracking Wolves in the
Wild
by Johnson and Aamodt |
Seasons of the Coyote, 1994
by Harrison, Philip L |
Mammals of the Southwestern United
States and Northwestern Mexico, 1992
by Cockrun, E. Lendell, and Yar Petryszyn |
Wild Dogs. The Wolves, Coyotes,
and Foxes of North America 1994
by Baner, Erwin A |
The Wolf in the Southwest. The
Making of an Endangered Species, 1992
by Brown, David E. |
Desert Wildlife, 1961
by Jaeger, Edmund |
Encyclopedia of Mammals, 1985
by David, Dr. |
Bobcat Year, 1984
by Ryden, Hope |
Javelinas and other Peccaries
by Sowls, Lyle K. |
A Year Among the Coatimundis
by Gilbert, B. |
The Voice of the Coyote, 1949
by Dobie, J. Frank |
Coues White-Tailed Deer, Special
Report #18, 1995
by Ockenfels, R. A. |
Tracking and the Art of Seeing
How to Read Animal Tracks and sign.
by Rezendes,
Paul |
The Peccaries
by Sowls, Lyle K. |
Mammals of Arizona, 1986
by Hoffineister, Donald F. |
Stokes Nature Guides, Animal Tracking
and Behavior
by Stokes, Donald and Lillian |
War Against the Wolf, 1995
by Mcintyre, Rick |
The Wolf Almanac- A Celebration
of Wolves and Their World
by Bosch |
A Field Guide to the Mammals, Peterson
Field Guide Series number 5, Houghton
Mifflin Co., Boston, 1952
by Burt, W. H. and Grossenheider, R.P. |
Wild Animals of North America,
1987
by National Geographic. |
Cougar, The American Lion
by Hansen |
Carnivore Behavior Ecology and
Evolution, 1989
by Gittleman, John L |
Coyotes, 1995
by Winner, Cherie |
America’s
Neighborhood Bats
by Tuttle, Merlin D |
Mammals of the Southwest Deserts,
1982
by Olin, George |
On the Trail of the Fox
by Schnieper |
Care Of The Wild, 1983
by Jordan,
William J. and John Hughes |
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| BIRDS |
Atlas
Of Bird Migration, 1995
by Lovejoy,
Thomas L |
Bird
Migration, 1983
by Mead,
Chris |
Birds
in Jeopardy, 1992
by Dobkin,
David S. & Paul Ehrlich, and
Darryl Wheye |
Birds
Of Prey, 1991
by Snyder,
Noel and Helen |
Field
Guide to Birds of North America,
1983
by National
Geographic Society |
Lords
of the Air, 1989
by Morton,
Eugene S. & Jake Page |
On
The Wing, 1989
by Brooks,
Bruce |
Ornithology,
1990
by Gill,
Frank B. |
Owls,
Their Life and Behavior, 1990
by De
La Tarre, Julio |
The
Audubon Society Encyclopedia of
North American Birds, 1980
by Terres,
John K. |
The
Birder’s Digest
by Cox,
Randall T. |
The
Life of Birds, 1977
by Baptista,
Luis, and Joe Carl Welty |
The
Owls of North America, 1987
by Eckert,
Allan W. |
Birds
Of Prey, 1986
by Mackenzie,
John |
The
Roadrunner, 1993
by Meinzer,
Wyman |
The
Birders’ Handbook, 1988
by Dobkin,
David S. & Paul Ehrlich, and Darryl Wheye |
Stokes
Nature Guide, A Guide to Bird Behaviors
Vol 1,2,3, 1989
by Stokes,
Donald and Lillian |
Peterson
Field Guide, Western Birds, 1990
by Peterson,
Roger Tory |
Birds
Of Prey, 1989
by Burton,
Philip |
Raptors,
Birds of Prey, 1992.
by Hendrickson,
John |
Hawks
In Flight, 1988
by Dunne,
Peter, David Sibley, Clay Sutton. |
Raptors,
The Birds of Prey, 1996
by Weidensaul,
Scott |
Birds’ Eggs
by Waller,
Michael |
The
Human Nature of Birds, 1993
by Barber,
Theodore Xenophon Phd. |
An
Audubon Handbook, Western Birds,
1988
by Farrand,
John Jr. |
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| Reptiles
and Amphibians |
A
Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians:
Eastern and Central North America,
1991
by Conant,
R. and Collins, J. T. |
Ecology
and Natural History of Desert Lizards:
Analyses of the Ecological Niche
and Community Structure, 1986
by Pianka,
E. R. |
Eyelids
of Horning, 1973
by Alistair,
C. and P. Beard |
Fishes
of Arizona, 1973
by Minckley,
W. L. |
Folklore
of America’s Aztec Lizard
by Brown,
D. E. and Carmony, N. B. |
Frogs
by Badger,
David |
Gila
Monster. Facts and Folklore of
America’s Aztec Lizard, High—lonesome
Books, Silver City, New Mexico,
1991
by Brown,
D. E. |
Handbook
of Lizards of United States and
Canada, 1946
by Smith,
H. M. |
Handbook
of Snakes of the United States
and Canada, Vol I & II, 1957
by Wright,
A. H. and Wright A. A. |
Horned
Lizard, 1981
by Sherbrooks,
Wade C. |
Peterson
Field Guides Western Reptiles and
Amphibians, 1985
by Stebbins,
Robert C. |
Snakes
by Marais,
John |
Snakes:
The Evolution of Mystery in Nature,
1997
by Green,
H. W. |
The
Care of Desert Reptiles
by Switak,
K. H. |
The
Field Guide to North American Reptiles
and Amphibians, 1979
by Audubon
Society |
The
Venomous Reptiles of Latin America,
1989
by Campbell,
J.A. and Lamar, W. W. |
Venomous
Reptiles of North America, 1992
by Ernest,
Carl H. |
Amphibians
and Reptiles of New Mexico
by Degenhardt,
W.G., Painter, C. W., Price, A. W. |
Snakes
of the American West, 1974
by Shaw,
C.E. and Campbell, S. |
Handbook
of Salamanders, The Salamanders
of the United States, of Canada,
and Lower California, 1943
by Bishop,
S. C. |
The
Biology of Scorpions, 1982
by Polis,
G. A. |
A
Preliminary Analysis of the Herpetofauna
of Sonora, 1945
by Bogart,
C. M. and Oliver, J. A. |
Rattlesnakes,
Their Habits, Life Histories and
Influence on Mankind, Vol I & II
by Klauber,
Laurance M. |
The
Venomous Reptiles of Arizona, 1986
by Lowe,
C. H., Schwalbe, C. R., and Johnson, T. B |
Amphibians
and Reptiles, of Western North
America, 1954
by Stebbins,
R. C. |
| Venomous Animals of Arizona, 1982 |
Rattler
by Mattispn,
Chris |
Snakes
and Snake Hunting, 1957
by Kauffeld,
Carl |
Handbook
of Frogs and Toads of the United
States and Canada, Vol I & II,
1933
by Wright,
A. H. and Wright A. A. |
Encyclopedia
of Reptiles and Amphibians, 1974
by Breen,
John F. |
Handbook
of Turtles, The Turtles of the
United States, Canada and Baja
California, 1952
by Carr,
A. |
Peterson
Field Guide, Venomous Animals and
Poisonous Plants, 1994
by Foster,
Steven, and Roger Cam. |
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| Insects |
Insect
and Flowers, 1981
by Barth,
Fredrich. |
Insects,
1981
by Arneth,
Dr. Ross a and Richard L Jacques,
Jr. |
Stokes
Nature Guides, Observing Insects
Lives, 1983
by Stokes,
Donald. |
The
Book of Spiders and Scorpions
by Mafham,
Rod Preston |
Insects
of the Southwest, 1994
by Olson,
Carl and Floyd Weiner |
Field
Guide to North American Insects
and Spiders, 1980
by Audubon
SocietY |
Good-bye
Scorpion Farewell Black Widow Spider
by Hawkins,
David R. |
A
Field Guide to the Insects of America
North of Mexico, Peterson Field
Guide Series number 19, Houghton
Mifflin Co., Boston, 1970
by Borrar,
D. J. and White, R. E. |
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| Plants |
A
Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona,
1995
by Epple,
A.O. |
Audubon
Society Nature Guides, Deserts,
1987
by MacMahon,
James A. |
Field
Guide to North American Wildflowers,
1979
by Audubon
Society |
Flowers
of the Southwest Mountains, Southwest
Parks and Monuments Association,
Tucson, Arizona, 1982
by Arnberger,
L. P., |
Low
Water Flower Garden, 1993
by Johnson,
Eric A. and Scotty Millard |
Medicinal
Plants of the Desert & Canyon
West, 1989
by Moore,
Michael |
Plants
of Arizona 1995
by Doffield,
Mary Rose and Warren D. Jones |
Shrubs
and Trees of the Southwest Deserts,
Southwest Parks and Monuments Association,
Tucson, Arizona, 1993
by Bowers,
J. B |
Southwest
and Texas Wildflowers
by Niehaus,
T. F. and Ripper, C. L. |
Trees
and Shrubs of The Southwestern
Desserts, University of Arizona
Press, Tucson, Arizona, 1945
by Benson,
L., Darrow, |
Arizona
Flora, 1969
by Kearney,
T. H., and Peebles, H. H. |
Native
Plants for Southwestern Landscapes,
1993
by Mielke,
Judy. |
Biotec
Communities Southwestern United
States & Northwestern, Mexico,
1994
by Brown,
David, Editor |
Arizona
Place Names, University of Arizona
Press, Tucson, Arizona, 1988
by Barnes,
W. C. |
Woody
Plants of the Southwest, 1989
by Lamb,
Samuel H. |
An
Illustrated Guide to Arizona Weeds,
1990
by Parker,
Kittie F |
Plants
Of Arizona, 1995
by Epple,
Anne Orth |
Shrubs
and Trees of the Southwest Uplands,
1976
by Elmore,
F.H. |
The
Cacti of Arizona, University of
Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona,
1969
by Benson,
L. |
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| additional
reading |
Biotic
Communities Southwestern United
States and Northwestern Mexico,
University of Utah Press, Salt
Lake City, Utah, 1994
by Brown,
D. E. |
Coyote
Stories of the Navajo People
by Rough
Rock Press. |
Hopi
Coyote Tales
by Ekkehart,
Malotki, and Michael Lomataway’ma |
Masked
Bobwhite Rides Again, 1993
by Alcock,
John |
Saving
Wildlife, A Century of Conservation
by Goddard,
Donald |
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