Describes the plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert of the American Southwest.

Examines the physical features, processes, and many different species of plants and animals that make up the ecosystem of the North American Sonoran Desert.

Describes the various animals that live in and around the giant Saguaro cactus in the Sonoran Desert.

The author/artist describes many of the animals and plants and their surroundings that she has sketched in the Sonoran Desert.

Explains how the animal and human inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, including a mountain lion, a roadrunner, a coyote, a tortoise, and members of the Papago Indian tribe, adapt to and survive the desert's merciless heat.