Photographs and simple text introduce readers to animals that live in the desert and their unique characteristics, including foxes with large ears, gerbils with sand-colored coats, and geckos with webbed feet.
Examines sixteen desert creatures from the American Southwest who exhibit unusual characteristics including the dung beetle, loggerhead shrike, and western hognose snake.
Presents twelve verses about the desert designed to be sung to the tunes of well-known songs such as "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, " and "The Itsy, Bitsy Spider.".