http://desertsurpriseseries.com A World of Discovery and Wonder Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:29:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en                                                       http://desertsurpriseseries.com/2009/12/18/desert-surprise-series/ “T.J.’s Desert Surprise” by Emily A. York, inspired children to create their own interpretations of a snake after seeing the cover illustration, by Mary Stokrocki.                                                  After creating their snakes they applied them to T-shirts.       Watch this site for more activities inspired by the       Desert Surprise Series.      “T.J.’s Desert Surprise” is the ... http://desertsurpriseseries.com/2009/08/21/activities-inspired-by-%e2%80%9ctjs-desert-surprise%e2%80%9d/ Photo by Emily York http://desertsurpriseseries.com/2009/04/22/sarah-would-have-to-look-up-to-see-the-saguaro-cactus-in-bloom/ If Sarah went walking in the desert today the hedgehog cactus would look like this.   The staghorn cholla would look like this.     The purple prickly pear would be in bloom.     The prickly pear blossom looks like this.     The saguaro has buds but no blossoms yet.  Maybe tomorrow it will pop.   Can you ... http://desertsurpriseseries.com/2009/04/19/desert-in-bloom/ "T.J.'s Desert Surprise" is written by Emily York and is in the process of being illustrated by Mary Stokrocki.  The surprises in this book involve facts about snakes, lizards, geckos, and other creatures of the Sonoran Desert.  Readers will have to wait for the last page ... http://desertsurpriseseries.com/2009/02/26/desert-surprise-series-book-3-is-in-progress/ Emily York, author and Mary Stokrocki, illustrator of the "Desert Surprise Series Books" are artists of the month at the Mountainbrook Village Library in Gold Canyon, AZ.  Original art work for the illustrations for "Sarah's Desert Surprise" are featured in the display and two books, "Lindsey's Desert Surprise" and "Sarah's Desert ... http://desertsurpriseseries.com/2009/02/10/86/ After reading "Sarah's Desert Surprise", Sarah was inspired to draw this picture for the web site. http://desertsurpriseseries.com/2009/01/11/illustration-by-sarahs-desert-surprise-namesake/ We have added a couple of new pages to our site. They can be found at the top of the screen and links are on the left side of the screen. The first page Site Links is simply a page of links to all the information on ... http://desertsurpriseseries.com/2008/11/07/check-out-our-visitor-comments-page/ In this second book of the Desert Surprise Series, Sarah and her Grandmother hike in the Superstition Mountain foothills looking for a dancing cactus.  Do they find one?  Read this informative book about the cacti of the Sonoran desert while learning surprising facts about the cacti.  Maybe you will find ... http://desertsurpriseseries.com/2008/10/16/%e2%80%9csarah%e2%80%99s-desert-surprise%e2%80%9d-is-ready-for-sale/ Watch here for a sneak peek of the 2nd book in the Desert Surprise Series and how to get your own copy for only $12.95 + s/h. http://desertsurpriseseries.com/2008/10/14/%e2%80%9csarah%e2%80%99s-desert-surprise%e2%80%9d-is-published/