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Smithsonian's Backyard
Coyote at Pinon Place
A young coyote explore the backyard of the pink adobe house on Pinon Place, hunting for food in the late-afternoon sun. Includes a glossary of key plant and animal terms.
- GenresAnimals
32 pages, Hardcover
Published December 1, 1999
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September 24, 2016
I read this to my first graders and it's a short picture book to read to them that is a realistic fiction. The illustrations were beautiful and it gave the kids a better idea of how animals live each day. The kids liked it and so did I.
July 8, 2024
I find it very hard to get the image of a coyote settled in my mind. I think it's the size. Not living in a country that has them - or which has foxes or wolves for that matter - I picture them looking a little like a wolf and I think I inflate their size somewhat, and then I remember that I'm inflating and shrink them down until they're probably smaller than they actually are. The book says "between a small collie and a German shepherd" but the German shepherd who lives next door is HUGE (and delightful) and the only collie I really know is a border collie, and they vary. So I'm stuck, even with a picture book in front of me.
It's a nice picture book. I'm more interested in the landscape, to be honest, because it's so different from anything we have in NZ and the illustrations really bear that out! Lovely colour palette, anyway.
It's a nice picture book. I'm more interested in the landscape, to be honest, because it's so different from anything we have in NZ and the illustrations really bear that out! Lovely colour palette, anyway.
September 17, 2020
My kids and I all love each book we’ve read from the Smithsonian Backyard series. We have purchased many for our own library at home. All of the books are realistic in both storyline and illustrations. They are engaging with a storybook feel, and pack in just enough interesting nonfiction facts which are told naturally throughout the book. The illustrations are detailed and beautiful, with plenty of colors and interesting elements.
This story follows a young coyote who has recently left his family. He must learn to hunt and survive on his own in a dessert landscape.
This story follows a young coyote who has recently left his family. He must learn to hunt and survive on his own in a dessert landscape.
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