Simple text and soft black and white line drawings follow several desert animals through one day, giving the reader a strong sense of desert ecology. (Ages 4-11)

‘A wounded mountain lion moves from his mountain habitat to a Papago Indian hut in Arizona’s Sonoran desert during a record-breaking July day. All creation adapts to the blistering heat until a cloudburst causes a flash flood. With a measured yet vivid style, this introduction to desert ecology makes a memorable impact." —SLJ.