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The desert is theirs / by Byrd Baylor ; illustrated by Peter Parnall.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Schimmel Collection Schimmel 8122
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baylor, Byrd, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Desert ecology--Juvenile literature.
- Desert ecology.
- Deserts--Juvenile literature.
- Deserts.
- Natural history--Juvenile literature.
- Natural history.
- Desert plants--Juvenile literature.
- Desert plants.
- Desert animals--Juvenile literature.
- Desert animals.
- Desert biology--Juvenile literature.
- Desert biology.
- Visual literacy.
- Ecology.
- visual literacy.
- Genre:
- Picture books for children.
- Caldecott Medal Honor book -- 1976.
- poetry.
- Picture books.
- Poetry.
- Juvenile works.
- Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 1975.
- Physical Description:
- 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, [1975]
- Summary:
- Simple text and illustrations describe the characteristics of the desert and its plant, animal, and human life.
- Notes:
- Peter Parnall (born May 23, 1936) is an American artist and writer, best known for his work on books for younger readers. His work has earned him high praise and a number of awards. Some of his books have become collector items. He has illustrated over eighty books written by others and has authored and self-illustrated several books of his own, often studies of habitats. His favorite medium is pen and ink of subjects from the natural world. Many of his works have been separately published in limited editions as signed and numbered prints.
- Caldecott Honor Book, 1976
- Local Notes:
- Schimmel 8122: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel. With dust jacket.
- ISBN:
- 068414266X
- 9780684142661
- 9780021795130
- 0021795134
- OCLC:
- 1934876
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