Desert Voices
No. of pages 32
Published: 1993
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summer afternoons
when desert creatures
look for shade
and stay close to the earth
and keep their voices
lowand fling
my loud ringing trill
out to the sun...
So sings the Cactus Wren, one of the ten desert creatures that speaks for itself in the evocative and lyrical verses of "Desert Voices." In both text and illustration, "Desert Voices" conveys a message of spirit and courage form the shy and quiet creatures of the beautiful desert land.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1993 by Simon & Schuster .
Byrd Baylor lives and writes in Arizona, presenting images of the Southwest and an intense connection between the land and the people. Her prose illustrates vividly the value of simplicity, the natural world, and the balance of life within it.