"Buzz, buzz, I like what I duz," sings Dumbee, the handsome bumblebee who buzzes happily around the mesa all day. Dumbee gets into more trouble than all the rest of his family put together, but he always buzz-z-z-z-es for help. Caught in sticky sap, he buzzes as loudly as only Dumbee can, and his brother flies to the rescue. But when Dumbee finds ......
In the second book of the Mesaland Series, Baby Jack grows up and is renamed Hop-a-long. Hop-a-long and his sister Jumping Jack leap across the mesa and get into plenty of mischief. On moonlit nights, Jumping Jack likes to hop on the smooth sand beside the mesquite. And Hop-a-long prowls the mesa, spying on his prairie dog friends and hiding from ......
In the sixth book of the Mesaland Series, meet a strange little animal sprinkled with needle-sharp quills-Mr. Porcupine! Whoops, he outsmarts Three-Toes the coyote. Crunch-crunch, he gobbles Rancher Brown's saddle. Ouch, he tangles with Fussy Bluejay. First published between 1943 and 1949 and now available again, the seven books in the Mesaland ......
"Yip, Yippy Yap Yippy Yay, I'm a clever fellow, they say," howls Three-Toes the cunning coyote. Quiet as the shadow of a floating cloud, he gets around to escaping Rancher Brown's trap, tricking Towser the dog, and sending Hop-a-long jumping for shelter on his long jack rabbit legs. The final book of the Mesaland Series follows Three-Toes as he ......
On a faraway island the animals live in peace and harmony. But when humans arrive the animals are put to work and maltreated. Brought before the spirit king, and charged with spreading fear and pain throughout the island, the humans must answer for their actions. Will justice be had? Will balance return to land, sea, and sky?
Features polite pandas, cunning kitties, talkative turtles, and hasty hedgehogs. In ten illustrated tales, full of useful life lessons for young readers, you can see how panda learns the importance of sharing, how turtle discovers the danger of being proud, and how everyone, including tiny hummingbird, has their part to play in life.
Beloved is a lovely giraffe who is making a journey from Africa to France. Throughout her travels, she always remembers to keep her mother's important words close to her heart. Young readers will love the heartfelt story and beautiful illustrations.
Based on a traditional story from the Creek Indians of northern Florida and Georgia, this book warns us to listen to the wisdom of nature and the environment.
Young readers can take a somewhat perilous tour of the zoo with this story. Humorous illustrations and intriguing animals will make readers want to visit this zoo again and again.
