This photograph of a coyote was taken at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
Desert
Duets:
Coyote Resources
Informational Books:
Coyotes by Teresa L. Hyman (KidHaven Press, 2004)
Coyotes by Diane Swanson (Gareth Stevens, 2002)
Coyotes by Lauray Yule (Rio Nuevo, 2004)
Desert Babies A-Z by Bill Broyles, photographs by Paul and Joyce Berquist (Rio Nuevo, 2005)
Fiction Books (with Links to Reviews on the Southwest Children's Literature Web Site):
Coyote Dreams by Susan Nunes, illustrated by Ronald Himler
(Atheneum, 1988)
Kissing Coyotes by Marcia K. Vaughan, illustrated by Kenneth
Spengler (Rising Moon, 2002)
Two Cool Coyotes by Jillian Lund (Dutton, 1999
Way Out West Lives a Coyote Named Frank by Jillian Lund (Dutton,
1993)
American Indian Stories:
These stories should only be shared in the winter months.
Coyote and the Laughing Butterflies by Harriet Peck Taylor
(Simon & Schuster, 1995) - based on a Tewa story
Coyote Places the Stars by Harriet Peck Taylor (Aladdin, 1993)
- based on a Wasco story
Coyote Steals a Blanket: A Ute Taleby Janet Stevens (Holiday
House, 1993)
Coyote Walks on Two Legs by Gerald Hausman (Philomel, 1995)
- based on Navajo stories
The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote: El cuento del conejo y el coyote
by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Tomie dePaola (Putnam, 1994) A story
of the Zapotec Indians of Mexico
Coyotes in Folklore:
Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexicoby Verna
Aardema, illustrated by Petra Mathers (Knopf, 1991)
Coyote and Badger: Desert Hunters of the Southwest by Bruce
Hiscock (Boyds Mills, 2001)
Pecos Bill: A Tall Tale by Steven Kellogg (Morrow, 1986)
Pecos Bill: Un cuento fantásico by Steven Kellogg (Mulberry,
1995)
Songs:
"Mr. Coyote" by Patty Horn: In the Shade of the Saguaro:
A Collection of Desert Songs (Two Geckos Publishing, 1996).
Web Sites:
Arizona Game and Fish Department: "Living
with Coyotes"
ASDM Sonoran Desert Digital Library for Kids: Search Mammals for Coyote
ASDM Sonoran Desert Especially for Kids: "Animal Fact Sheet: Coyote"
Desert USA: The Ultimate Desert Resource: "The Coyote"
Desert USA: Coyote
QuickTime Movie
Sabino Canyon: The Web of Life: "Coyote"
Wikipedia: "Coyote"
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