Mojave

by Diane Siebert, Wendell Minor (Illustrator)

Evokes the land and animals of the Mohave Desert in poetic text and illustrations.

Genres: Poetry, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Diane Siebert is the author of Mojave, a 1988 Booklist Children’s Editors’ Choice, a 1988 Notable Children’s Trade Book in Social Studies, and a 1989 Teachers Choice, and Heartland , a 1989 Booklist Children’s Editors’ Choice, a 1989 Notable Children’s Trade Book in Social Studies, and a 1990 Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts. Ms. Siebert lives at Crooked River Ranch, Oregon.

Reviews

[Leah Markum · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a gorgeous book. Minor's art is gritty like the sand of the desert the book is based on, and Siebert speaks as though the desert as an entity is a poet writing about jack rabbits, ravens, burros, mustangs, rocks, and so on. It's a great, cohesive theme, and the words and illustrations fit together.

[Beverlee Jobrack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful.

[Deborah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know what age level this book is rated for, but it is a lovely little book--part poetry, part art--about one of my most favorite places on earth.