Highlighted Reviews
"The sounds of the desert can be heard in this bilingual story
as an owl hoots, a toad hops, and a snake hisses...Librarians
will want to use this title with storytime groups, whose
participants will enjoy pointing out the animals pictures and
making appropriate noises."—School Library Journal
"A very simple text, with each line ("Listen to coyote call,
ar-ar-aooo, ar-ar-aooo/El coyote canta, ahuuu, ahuuu, ahuuuu";
"listen to wind spin, zoom, zoom, zomm … ") repeated twice in
English and Spanish, becomes a rhythmic, lyrical bilingual chant
suggesting the onomatopoeic powers of both tongues...An
attractive book for introducing the desert—and a second
language—to young children."—Kirkus Reviews
"Delightful pictures and chants in English and Spanish will
have children imitating the owl, toad, coyote, dove, snake and
other creatures of the desert. Great fun sung as a round...Great read-aloud for any age toddler up."—Books of the
Southwest
"This small book is a jewel, page after page of illustrations that beautifully present the beauty of the desert and the creature that live there. Listen to the Desert is a great adventure and an introduction into the harmony of sound and nature's bounty, the language of the desert, its rhythms and images in perfect synchronicity."—Curled up with a good kid's book
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