A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert

A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert
Author: Steven J. Phillips
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520219809

"A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert provides the most complete collection of Sonoran Desert natural history information ever compiled and is a perfect introduction to this biologically rich desert of North America."--BOOK JACKET.

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Home
Author: Ofelia Zepeda
Publisher:
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2005
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Explores the meanings of home as they are embodied in Native American art works.

Engaging Students in Academic Literacies

Engaging Students in Academic Literacies
Author: María Estela Brisk
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2014-07-25
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1317816137

The Common Core State Standards require schools to include writing in a variety of genres across the disciplines. Engaging Students in Academic Literacies provides specific information to plan and carry out genre-based writing instruction in English for K-5 students within various content areas. Informed by systemic functional linguistics—a theory of language IN USE in particular ways for particular audiences and social purposes—it guides teachers in developing students’ ability to construct texts using structural and linguistic features of the written language. This approach to teaching writing and academic language is effective in addressing the persistent achievement gap between ELLs and "mainstream" students, especially in the context of current reforms in the U.S. Transforming systemic functional linguistics and genre theory into concrete classroom tools for designing, implementing, and reflecting on instruction and providing essential scaffolding for teachers to build their own knowledge of its essential elements applied to teaching, the text includes strategies for apprenticing students to writing in all genres, features of elementary students’ writing, and examples of practice.

Landscape of the Spirits

Landscape of the Spirits
Author: Todd W. Bostwick
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2016-12-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0816536430

High above the noise and traffic of metropolitan Phoenix, Native American rock art offers mute testimony that another civilization once thrived in the Arizona desert. In the city's South Mountains, prehispanic peoples pecked thousands of images into the mountains' boulders and outcroppings—images that today's hikers can encounter with every bend in the trail. Todd Bostwick, an archaeologist who has studied the Hohokam for more than twenty years, and Peter Krocek, a professional photographer with a passion for archaeology, have combed the South Mountains to locate nearly all of the ancient petroglyphs found in the canyons and ridges. Their years of learning the landscape and investigating the ancient designs have resulted in a book that explores this wealth of prehistoric rock art within its natural and cultural contexts, revealing what these carvings might mean, how they got there, and when they were made. Landscape of the Spirits is the first book to cover these ancient images and is one of the most comprehensive treatments of a rock art location ever published. It conveys the range of different rock art elements and compositions found in the South Mountains—animals, humans, and geometric shapes, as well as celestial and calendrical markings at key sites—through accurate descriptions, drawings, and photographs. Interpretations of the petroglyphs are based on Native American ethnographic accounts and consider the most recent theories concerning shamanism and archaeoastronomy. Written in a simple and accessible style, Landscape of the Spirits is an indispensable volume for anyone exploring the South Mountains, and for rock art enthusiasts everywhere who wish to broaden their understanding of the prehistoric world. It is both an authoritative overview of these ancient wonders and an unprecedented benchmark in southwestern rock art research at a single geographic location.

Books as Bridges

Books as Bridges
Author: Jane Baskwill
Publisher: Pembroke Publishers Limited
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1551382504

This remarkable book suggests a process for using children's books to explore four key aspects of literacy — predictable structures, nonfiction, comprehension, and imagination and language play.

Moon 52 Things to Do in Phoenix & Tucson

Moon 52 Things to Do in Phoenix & Tucson
Author: Jessica Dunham
Publisher: Moon Travel
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2022-08-30
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 164049636X

From that blues bar you haven’t visited yet to the desert hike you keep meaning to plan, experience something new right here at home with Moon 52 Things to Do in Phoenix & Tucson. Cool things to do in and around the cities: Kick back at a Spring Training game or squeeze into the grandstands of El Gran Mercado for some lucha libre. Bike the famed Loop in Tucson, kayak Tempe Town Lake, and lace up your boots for an urban hike in the Phoenix Mountains. Support local BIPOC writers at Palabras Bilingual Bookstore and taste what’s on tap at a women-owned brewery. Savor Sonoran-style food like tamales and carne asada or try authentic Tohono O’odham fry bread Day trips and weekend getaways: Dip into hot springs or cool off in a secret swimming hole. Travel back in time in a ghost town or sip your way through wine country. Trek the Arizona Trail, hike the hoodoos at Chiricahua National Monument, pick saguaro fruit, and spend a night under the stars Experiences broken down by category: Find ideas for each season, activities for kids, outdoor adventures, learning about indigenous cultures, getting to know a new neighborhood, and more A local's advice: Whether it’s a wilderness area or a beloved soul food spot, local author Jessica Dunham knows the ins and outs of Arizona Inspirational full-color photos throughout Easy-to-scan planning tips: Addresses and nearby spots, plus tips for avoiding the crowds if you're heading to a popular attraction What are you doing this weekend? Try something new with Moon 52 Things to Do in Phoenix & Tucson. About Moon Travel Guides: Moon was founded in 1973 to empower independent, active, and conscious travel. We prioritize local businesses, outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably. Moon Travel Guides are written by local, expert authors with great stories to tell—and they can't wait to share their favorite places with you. For more inspiration, follow @moonguides on social media.

Saguaro Moon

Saguaro Moon
Author:
Publisher: Dawn Publications (CA)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Natural history
ISBN: 9781584690368

When Megan moves to the Sonoran Desert, she begins keeping a journal of everything she learns about her new home.

Rainhouse and Ocean

Rainhouse and Ocean
Author: Ruth M. Underhill
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2021-11-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0816547068

The Tohono O'odham of southern Arizona, formerly known as the Papago, have made a life in a place that many would consider uninhabitable. These desert people were converted to Catholicism by early Spanish missionaries, yet they retain much of their earlier lifeway as a means of continuing adaptation to their desert environment. This book is a restudy of speeches and ritual information collected by anthropologist Underhill beginning in 1931 and published in her book Papago Indian Religion (1946). It describes the Native—as opposed to the Christian—side of the yearly ritual cycle of the Tohono O'odham, showing how seven rites form a system of meanings that grew from the relation between these people and their desert homeland. The rites presented focus on the summer wine feast, salt pilgrimage, hunting, war, and flood.

The Moon in Your Life

The Moon in Your Life
Author: Donna Cunningham
Publisher: Weiser Books
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1996
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780877288374