Jim Arnosky (Author). Age Range: 9 - 12 years. Grade Level: 4 - 7. Series: Watching Wildlife With Jim Arnosky.

Jim Arnosky (Author).

While their mother is away from the den, four little foxes play in the sunlight. 26 unnumbered pages : 26 cm. verso Donor challenge: For only a few more days, your donation will be matched 2-to-1. Triple your impact! To the Internet Archive Community, Time is running out: please help the Internet Archive today.

Arnosky (Crinkleroot's Visit to Crinkle Cove, p. 892, et. departs from his usual wildlife settings with a trip to the Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts of the American Southwest. The artist turns an eye, and a camera, on the desert's animals, always on the lookout for a lizard darting beneath rocks or an elf owl tucked in a hole of the giant saguaro, set against a landscape of rocks and grasses. Rock squirrel and roadrunner, coral snake and turkey vulture-each provide an opportunity for sketching wildlife in its habitat

Jim Arnosky turns his keen eye and talented artistry to painting and writing about desert wildlife of the southwestern United States.

Jim Arnosky turns his keen eye and talented artistry to painting and writing about desert wildlife of the southwestern United States. Arnosky tells readers in the short introduction that the desert, which is so different from the landscape of his northeastern United States home, has held a fascination for him for years. Only recently did he make his first trip, however, and here he captures with both words and watercolors some of the birds, animals and reptiles that survive on this arid land.

Arnosky, Jim (Illustrator). What others are saying Watching Foxes by Jim Arnosky book jacket. Arnosky, Jim (Illustrator). What others are saying. Watching Foxes by Jim Arnosky book jacket.

About Watching Desert Wildlife. The noted or invites readers on his first trip to the American Southwest where he encounters Gila monsters, snakes, and lizards as well as more surprising desert dwellers such as deer and hummingbirds. Full-color illustrations. Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books Children’s Picture Books. People Who Read Watching Desert Wildlife Also Read.

Title: Watching Desert Wildlife By: Jim Arnosky Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 32 Vendor: National Geographic Publication Date: 2002. Dimensions: 1. 6 X . 0 X . 1 (inches) Weight: 5 ounces ISBN: 0792267370 ISBN-13: 9780792267379 Ages: 9-12 Stock No: WW267371. Publisher's Description. Jim Arnosky is the ward-winning author and illustrator of more than 50 books for children. Each reflects his love of animals and the environments in which they live.