• MORE THAN 400 SUPERB PHOTOGRAPHS, USING 1,200 IMAGES, AID IN UNDERSTANDING THE WONDER AND COMPLEXITY OF THE SONORAN DESERT, AND ITS INHABITANTS.
  • DESCRIBES IN DEPTH, AND BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATES MORE THAN 300 PLANT SPECIES FROM 70 FAMILIES. ENABLES THE READER TO IDENTIFY CORRECTLY THE STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL PLANTS OF THE SONORAN DESERT.
  • PROVIDES COVERAGE OF THE COMMONLY FOUND ANNUALS, PERENNIALS, CACTI, SHRUBS, AND TREES.
  • SPECIAL HELP IN DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN PLANTS THAT CAN BE EASILY CONFUSED AND INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED.
  • A HOST OF DESERT CREATURES ARE PICTURED; FASCINATING ASPECTS OF THEIR BEHAVIOR AND PLACE IN DESERT LIFE ARE DESCRIBED AND EXPLAINED.
  • A GLOSSARY THAT COVERS MORE THAN 200 SIMPLY DESCRIBED AND EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND TECHNICAL TERMS.
  • PROVIDES A THOUGHTFUL AND INSIGHTFUL UNDERSTANDING OF THIS SPECIAL AND UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM.
  • CARRIED EASILY WHEN YOU VENTURE OUT TO ENJOY THE DESERT. DESIGNED TO ENABLE THE WHOLE FAMILY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, AND MORE FULLY ENJOY THEIR TIME TOGETHER IN THIS SPECIAL PLACE OF CONTINUED WONDER.

THIS BOOK HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: 
NATURE CONSERVANCY-RamseyCanyon
McDOWELL-SONORAN CONSERVANCY         
DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN, PHOENIX 
ARIZONA-SONORAN DESERT MUSEUM, TUCSON
BOYCE THOMPSON ARBORETUM
TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS
DESERT FOOTHILLS LAND TRUST
NORTH COUNTRY CONSERVANCY
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN MUSEUM
SCOTTSDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
PHOENIX PUBLIC LIBRARY
HEARD MUSEUM
DESERT FOOTHILLS LIBRARY
PEORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
APACHE JUNCTION PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOJAVE COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY
FLORENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
LUTHERAN RETREAT CENTER, CAVE CREEK
PHOENIX PARKS AND RECREATION
TEMPE PUBLIC LIBRARY
TOHONO CHUL PARK IN TUCSON
NAVAJO COUNTY LIBRARY
GLOBE PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, DC.
BENSON PUBLIC LIBRARY
DUNCAN PUBLIC LIBRARY
NOGALES PUBLIC LIBRARY
YOUNG PUBLIC LIBRARY
BUCKEYE PUBLIC LIBRARY
THE ARBORETUM AT FLAGSTAFF
ELOY PUBLIC LIBRARY
COTTONWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
PUEBLO GRANDE MUSEUM
LAKESIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY
CLARKDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
GRAND CANYON PUBLIC LIBRARY
CAMP VERDE PUBLIC LIBRARY
HUACHUCA PUBLIC LIBRARY
PAYSON PUBLIC LIBRARY
PATAGONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
SELLS PUBLIC LIBRARY
BLACK CANYON PUBLIC LIBRARY
COTTONWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
KEARNY PUBLIC LIBRARY
CROWN KING PUBLIC LIBRARY
CHINO VALLEY LIBRARY
MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY
NUMEROUS   VALLEY  RESORTS,  MAJOR BOOK DEALERS,    GARDEN    CENTERS,   AND   OTHER  BUSINESS    ESTABLISHMENTS.

  Covers fully the flora of Pinnacle Peak and other Scottsdale Parks, Phoenix Parks, Maricopa County Parks, State Trust Lands, and the Tonto National Forest to an elevation of 3,600 ft.
IS YOUR ORGANIZATION INTERESTED IN A BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED TALK ON LIFE IN THE SONORAN DESERT?
I HAVE GIVEN THIS WELL RECEIVED PROGRAM TO 25 VALLEY ORGANIZATIONS.