Southwest Wildlife Bilingual Series

The Mystic Call/La llamada mística is the perfect Southwest wildlife summer adventure if you are curious, or an explorer. But beware! In María Retana’s imaginative wilderness tale,The Mystic Call /La Llamada Mística, Spotty the fawn and his heedless young pals… a coatimundi, a javelina, a skunk, a coyote, and a mountain lion… are tempted to seek...

A Giant Is Born/Nace un gigante is the story of the Saguaro Cactus and its interaction with various desert neighbors. María Retana presents the story in both English and Spanish and illustrates it with real photos which includes many of the ones she took while researching the topic at the Saguaro National Park in Arizona. Recommended ages 7-12

Finally the new version and fifth edition, now in full color, of The Pig That Is Not A Pig/ El cerdo que no es cerdo. The author invites you to enter the magical world of the javelina, to travel with them through their home in the High Desert. Find out how mama javelina raises her piglings, teaches them how to survive in the arid habitat, and...

Through the words of María Retana and the illustrations of Salva Ferrando, enter the playful world of the coatis. This is your chance to run with this tribe of four-legged, long-nosed, ring-tailed rascally residents of southeastern AZ. Recommended ages 3-6

An interactive bilingual story that your toddler will truly enjoy. The young child will be able to imitate a hummingbird showing they both behave very much alike. Recommended ages 3-6