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LRC 480: Children's Literature in the Classroom
Section 6
Spring 2002

Facilitator: Judi Moreillon

Southwest Children's Literature Selections for our Southwest Children's Literature Web Site

Please choose a title from this list. Sign-up for that title BEFORE you share it.
If you would like to use a book that's not on this list, consult with the facilitator BEFORE using it for this requirement.

*Can be borrowed from Judi - **Accessible authors who haven't yet been Interviewed for the site

Arizona A to Z by Dorothy Hines Weaver, illustrated by Kay Wacker (Northland, 1994)* Amber

Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema, illustrated by Petra Mathers (Knopf, 1998)* Karen

Carlos and the Carnival/Carlos y la feria by Jan Romero Stevens, Illustrated by Jeanne Arnold (Northland, 1999) Bryan

Carlos and the Squash Plant/Carlos y la planta de calabaza by Jan Romero Stevens, illustrated by Jeanne Arnold (Northland, 1993)* Jenn

Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Jane Manning (HarperCollins, 2000) Amanda

Correctamundo! Prickly Pete's Guide to Desert Facts & Cactifracts by David Lazaroff, illustrated by Preston Need (Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, 2001)*/**

Coyote Dreams by Susan Nunes, illustrated by Ronald Himler (Atheneum, 1988)* Jillian

Danger in the Desert by T.S. Fields (Rising Moon, 1997)

Delicious Hullabaloo/Pachanga deliciosa by Pat Mora, illustrated by Francisco X. Mora (Piñata Books, 1998) Stacey

Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara Bash (Sierra Club, 1989) Jason

Desert Song by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Ed Young (Sierra Club, 2000) Stephanie

Dig Wait Listen: A Desert Toad's Tale by April Sayre, illustrated by Barbara Bash (Greenwillow, 2001)**

Don't Call Me Pig: A Javelina Story by Conrad Storad, illustrated by Beth Neely and Dan Rantz (Resort Gifts, 1999) Tracy

Efraín of the Sonoran Desert: A Lizard's Life Among the Seri Indians by Amalia Astorga, illustrated by Janet Miller

(Cinco Puentes, 2001)*

Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall (Aladdin, 1986)

The Flute Player: An Apache Folktale by Michael Lacapa (Northland, 1990)

Grand Canyon: Exploring a Natural Wonder by Wendell Minor (Scholastic, 1999)* Jennifer

If I Had a Tail by Karen Clemens Warrick, illustrated by Sherry Neidigh (Rising Moon, 2001)** Monica

Lizards for Lunch: A Roadrunner's Tale by Conrad Storad, illustrated by Beth Neely and Dan Rantz (Resort Gifts, 1999) Jerry

Lizards on the Wall by Ken and Debby Buchanan, illustrated by Betty Schweitzer-Johnson (Harbinger, 1992)

Maya Moon/Doña luna by Marianne Mitchell, illustrated by John Martinez (Sundance, 1995)** Leticia

My Name is Jorge on Both Sides of the River: Poems by Jane Medina, illustrated by Fabricio Vanden Broeck

(Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press, 1999)

The New Engine/La maquina nueva by Carlos Encinas (Kiva, 2001)*/** Lupita

Rattlesnake Dance by Jim Arnosky (Putnam, 2000) Roxy

Roadrunner's Dance by Rudolfo Anaya, illustrated by David Diaz (Hyperion, 2000) Vicki Ellis

Saguaro Cactus by Conrad Storad, illustrated by Paula Jansen (Lerner, 1994)

Scorpions by Conrad Storad, illustrated by Paula Jansen (Lerner, 1995)

Songs of Shiprock Fair by Luci Tapahonso, illustrated by Anthony Chee Emerson (Kiva, 1999)*/** Cynthia

Storm on the Desert by Carolyn Lesser, illustrated by Ted Rand (Harcourt Brace, 1997)

Tarantulas by Conrad Storad, illustrated by Paula Jansen (Lerner, 1998)

The Three Sedonas by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, illustrated by Trevor Swanson (Arizona Highways, 2000) Vicki Johnson

Watching Desert Wildlife by Jim Arnosky (National Georgraphic, 1998) Kristin

Welcome to the Sea of Sand by Jane Yolen (Putnam, 1996)

These books will be available for you to browse and/or read

in the Children's Literature Library, Education #534.

Your book choice is due on January 30th.

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Last updated: 22 January 2002