ARIZONA BOOK LIST

State History - Contains mentions of evolution - Yes, the magnificent Grand Canyon sprawls across northwestern Arizona. Many of us have been there and many of us will visit it soon, but how much do we know about the rest of this southwestern state? A

State Nature - It is another hot day in the desert. Birds and other animals scurry about looking for food. When they get tired they stop to rest at a giant cactus. It is their hotel in the desert!

State Nature - Describes the activities of various animals living in the Sonoran Desert and their dependence on the saguaro cactus for sustenance.

State Nature - Experience the Grand Canyon through the eyes of a child who is seeing it for the very first time.

Set in the State - Alejandro is lonely until a garden and a water hole bring the many animals of the desert into his life.

State Nature - A venerable saguaro cactus stands like a statue in the hot desert landscape, its armlike branches reaching fifty feet into the air. From a distance it appears to be completely still and solitary--but appearances can be deceptive.

Set in the State - Marian called it Roxaboxen. There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill—nothing but sand and rocks, and some old wooden boxes. But it was a special place.

Set in the State - Chapter Book Ages 5+ - Long ago, a lone little burro roamed the high cliffs of the Grand Canyon and touched the hearts of all who knew him: a grizzled old miner, a big-game hunter, even President Teddy Roosevelt.

Set in the State - Chapter Book for Ages 8+ - A dry, forsaken blip on the edge of civilization. That’s what Mike Fowler thinks of the little town of Ambrosia in the Arizona desert. He has no friends, no fun, and no answers to the agonizing disappearance of his dad in a top-secret military mission.