A southwestern adaptation of "The Three Little Pigs."

Wildlife biologist Deanna is caught off guard by an intrusive young hunter, while bookish city wife Lusa finds herself facing a difficult identity choice, and elderly neighbors find attraction at the height of a long-standing feud.

Coyotes hold a peculiar interest as both an enduring symbol of the wild and a powerful predator we are always anxious to avoid. This book examines the spread of coyotes across the country over the past century, and the storm of concern and controversy that has followed. Individual chapters cover the surprisingly complex question of how to identify a coyote, the real and imagined dangers they pose, their personality and lifestyle, and nondeadly ways...

Discusses the habits and behavior of wild dogs, including the gray wolf, jackal, dingo, fennec, bat-eared fox, and coyote.

Coyotes may look like dogs, but these canine scavengers are far from tame. Readers will love learning about how coyotes live in the wild, including their diet, behavior, and life cycle. They'll also learn about how coyotes sometimes live and scavenge in towns and cities, making them some of the most common wild canines to run into. Brilliant color photographs and exciting text give readers a close-up look into the life of a coyote. This high-interest...

With its uncanny night howls, unrivaled ingenuity, and amazing resilience, the coyote is the stuff of legends. In Indian folktales it often appears as a deceptive trickster or a sly genius. But legends don't come close to capturing the incredible survival story of the coyote. As soon as Americans-especially white Americans-began ranching and herding in the West, they began working to destroy the coyote. Despite campaigns of annihilation employing...

Examines the coyotes development as a cultural icon, from Native American totems and rituals through tales and legends of the American west, to todays status as a symbol of the Southwest.

"A nonfiction picture book about coyotes hunting in suburban neighborhoods at night."--