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Deserts: California and Southwest

  • Life in the Slow Lane

    Life in the Slow Lane: A Desert Tortoise Tale

    Author: Conrad J. Storad

    Illustrator: Nathaniel P. Jensen

    ***SOFTCOVER IS CURRENTLY REPRINTING AND EXPECTED NOVEMBER 2023**   Is life in the “slow lane” really better? Tortoises think so! Shelly the Tortoise and her Grandpa spend the day learning …

    • Categories: Children/Young Adult, Deserts: California and Southwest.
      • Format: softcover 
      • ISBN: 9781891795336
      • Format: hardcover 
      • ISBN: 9781891795077
    • Pages: 32
    • Dimensions: 9 x 10.5
    • Year Published: 2005
    • Publisher: Bobolink Media, Inc.
    $ 9.95 – $ 16.95 Select options
  • Lizards For Lunch

    Lizards For Lunch: A Roadrunner's Tale

    Author: Conrad J. Storad

    Illustrator: Nathaniel P. Jensen

    Roadrunners are speedy, fearless, and when they do take time out from ruling the desert scrub lands and meadows they call home, they enjoy a tasty snack of… lizards? It’s …

    • Categories: Children/Young Adult, Deserts: California and Southwest.
    • Format: Softcover
    • Pages: 32
    • Dimensions: 9 x 10.5
    • ISBN: 9781891795008
    • Year Published: 2001
    • Publisher: Bobolink Media, Inc.
    $ 9.95 Read more
  • MARSHALL'S BIG DISCOVERY

    MARSHALL’S BIG DISCOVERY

    Author: Judy L. Paris

    Illustrator: Diane Iverson

    Set in the mountains of the West, Marshall Mouse believes he is too different to remain at home. But, when his brother faces a problem, it is Marshall who discovers …

    • Categories: All Regions, Children/Young Adult, Deserts: California and Southwest.
    • Format: SC
    • Pages: 32
    • Dimensions: 11" x 10" x .25"
    • ISBN: 9781735067315
    • Year Published: 2024
    • Language: English
    • Publisher: Paris Kids Publishing
    $ 18.95 Add to cart
  • Mining History and Geology of Joshua Tree National Park

    Mining History and Geology of Joshua Tree National Park

    Editor: Margaret R. Eggers, Ph.D.

    Joshua Tree National Park, one of the Big Four of California’s world-class desert preserves, protects over 1000 square miles of magnificent desert and mountain wilderness in three major ecosystems, the …

    • Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Geoscience, Natural History/Ecology.
    • Format: Softcover
    • Pages: 120
    • Dimensions: 6 x 9
    • ISBN: 9780916251703
    • Year Published: 2004
    • Language: English
    • Publisher: San Diego Association Of Geologists
    $ 19.95 Add to cart
  • Mojave Desert Unfolded

    Mojave Desert Unfolded: Geology From Cajon Pass to Calico Mountains

    Editor: Ken Haase

    This guidebook covers the 2018 San Diego Association of Geologists annual field trip to the Mojave Desert. It will take you across tectonic plates, faults and folds. You will be …

    • Categories: California: Central and Northern, California: General, Deserts: California and Southwest, Geoscience, Local Authors, Outdoor/Travel/Trail Maps.
    • Format: Softcover
    • Pages: 78
    • Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
    • ISBN: 9781941384602
    • Year Published: 2021
    • Language: English
    • Publisher: San Diego Association Of Geologists
    $ 19.95 Add to cart
  • Monster In The Rocks

    Monster In The Rocks

    Author: Conrad J. Storad

    Illustrator: Nathaniel P. Jensen

    “Be smart. Stay safe. Listen to your parents!” That’s the message from Mama and Papa Quail to their covey of chicks. The watch word is BEWARE! There are other lessons …

    • Categories: Children/Young Adult, Deserts: California and Southwest.
    • Format: Softcover
    • Pages: 32
    • Dimensions: 9 x 10.5
    • ISBN: 9781891795657
    • Year Published: 2014
    • Publisher: Bobolink Media, Inc.
    $ 9.95 Add to cart
  • New Discoveries in the American Paleolithic

    New Discoveries in the American Paleolithic: Conference Proceedings and Contributed Papers

    Authors: George JeffersonKathleen A. HolenSteven R. Holen

    This Volume is a compilation of the many themes of current inquiries into the timing of the peopling of the Americas. We show how these lines of inquiry, when taken …

    • Categories: California: San Diego, Deserts: California and Southwest, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Natural History/Ecology, United States: Western.
    • Format: SC
    • ISBN: 9781941384640
    • Year Published: 2021
    • Language: English
    • Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
    $ 29.95 Add to cart
  • Old Magic

    Old Magic: Lives of the Desert Shamans

    Author: Nicholas Clapp

    For a thousand generations, desert shamans of the far West sought order in the stars and in the mysteries and wonder of their grand, if unforgiving landscape. When summoned, they …

    • Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Fiction, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
    • Format: Softcover
    • Pages: 232
    • Dimensions: 7 x 9
    • ISBN: 9781941384053
    • Year Published: 2015
    • Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
    $ 22.95 Add to cart
  • Paleontology and Geology of the Western Salton Trough Detachment, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California

    Paleontology and Geology of the Western Salton Trough Detachment, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California: Field Trip Guidebook and volume for the 1995 San Diego Association of Geologist's field trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - Volume 1

    Authors: Anne SturzPaul Remeika

    A regional overview and ten reports emphasize the fossil history of one of the most complete Mio-Pleistocene sequences to North America. Includes two mostly-4WD field trips and a geologic and …

    • Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
    • Format: Softcover
    • Pages: 240
    • Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
    • ISBN: 9780916251482
    • Year Published: 1995
    • Publisher: San Diego Association Of Geologists
    • Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
    $ 15.00 Add to cart
  • Palm Springs Legends

    Palm Springs Legends: Creation of a Desert Oasis

    Author: Greg Niemann

    Palm Springs—for years a desert hideaway for celebrities—has a history as unique and varied as its residents. Nestled against lofty Mt. San Jacinto, the oasis of Palm Springs was the …

    • Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Fiction, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
    • Format: Softcover
    • Pages: 304
    • Dimensions: 6 x 9
    • ISBN: 9780932653741
    • Year Published: 2005
    • Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
    $ 19.95 Add to cart
  • Palm Springs-Style Gardening

    Palm Springs-Style Gardening

    Author: Maureen Gilmer

    Despite the Coachella Valley’s near tropical climate, creating gardens in this desert can be trying. Wind, heat, sand and a dozen other factors must be considered and then solved or …

    • Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Home/Garden/Cookbooks, Local Authors, Natural History/Ecology.
    • Format: Softcover
    • Pages: 160
    • Dimensions: 9 x 10
    • ISBN: 9780932653895
    • Year Published: 2008
    • Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
    $ 28.95 Read more
  • Palms To Pines

    Palms To Pines: Geological and Historical Excursions Through the Palm Springs Region, Riverside County, California

    Published by San Diego Association of Geologists, Inc. and Distributed by Sunbelt Publications — Road logs for two self-guided field trips cover over 200 miles and 26 stops. Illustrated with …

    • Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
    • Format: Softcover
    • Pages: 266
    • Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
    • ISBN: 9780916251246
    • Year Published: 2012
    $ 34.95 Add to cart
  • Peaks, Palms and Picnics

    Peaks, Palms and Picnics: Day Journeys in the Mountains & Deserts of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley of Southern California - Updated and Revised

    Author: Linda Pyle

    Editor: Evelyn Tschida McMillin

    In the narrative style of nineteenth-century travel writers, Peaks,Palms and Picnics highlights natural history and western lore along remote back roads, historic city streets and ancient Indian trails in California’s …

    • Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Local Authors, Natural History/Ecology, Outdoor/Travel/Trail Maps.
    • Format: Softcover
    • Pages: 207
    • Dimensions: 6 x 9
    • ISBN: 9780916251574
    • Year Published: 2002
    • Publisher: Trail Wisdom
    $ 18.95 Add to cart
  • Picacho and The Cargo Muchachos 2nd Edition

    Picacho and The Cargo Muchachos 2nd Edition: Gold, Guns, and Geology of Eastern Imperial County, California

    Editor: Todd A. Wirths

    The subtitle says it all about the harsh, raw beauty of a little-known but intriguing corner of the vast California desert. Its beckoning red and purple landscapes are bounded on …

    • Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
    • Format: Softcover
    • Pages: 256
    • Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
    • ISBN: 9781941384077
    • Year Published: 2015
    • Publisher: San Diego Association Of Geologists
    $ 34.95 Add to cart
  • Picacho and The Cargo Muchachos 2nd Edition **SHELFWORN**

    Picacho and The Cargo Muchachos 2nd Edition **SHELFWORN**: Gold, Guns, and Geology of Eastern Imperial County, California

    The subtitle says it all about the harsh, raw beauty of a little-known but intriguing corner of the vast California desert. Its beckoning red and purple landscapes are bounded on …

    • Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
    • Format: Softcover
    • Pages: 256
    • Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
    • ISBN: 9781941384077
    • Year Published: 2015
    $ 17.95 Add to cart
  • Quick Guide to Sky Art Metal Sculptures in Borrego Valley, 3rd Edition

    Quick Guide to Sky Art Metal Sculptures in Borrego Valley, 3rd Edition

    Author: Diana Lindsay

    A map and guide to the 26 sites in Borrego Valley, CA, where life-size metal sculptures are displayed in a desert landscape surrounded by the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The …

    • Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Local Authors, Maps, Natural History/Ecology, Outdoor/Travel/Trail Maps.
    • Format: Foldout Waterproof Guide
    • Dimensions: 3.5 x 8 (folded)
    • ISBN: 9781941384411
    • Year Published: 2018
    • Language: English
    • Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
    $ 8.95 Add to cart
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