Byrd Baylor
Bibliography

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Fiction

Amigo. Illustrated by Garth Williams. Econo-Clad, 1999; 1st Aladdin Books ed. New York: Aladdin Books, 1989; New York: Macmillan, c1963. Ages 4-8.

Desperately wanting a pet to love, a boy decides to tame a prairie dog who has already decided to tame the boy for his own pet. [LC]

Amigo. [Audio Cassette] Southwest Series

Before You Came This Way. Illustrated by Tom Bahti. 1st ed. New York: Dutton, 1969.

Cave drawings prompt questions about the lives and purposes of their prehistoric creators.

The Best Town in the World. Pictures by Ronald Himler. 1st Aladdin Books ed. New York: Aladdin, 1986; New York: Scribner, c1983. Ages 9-12.

A nostalgic view of the best town in the world, where dogs were smarter, chickens laid prettier brown eggs, wildflowers grew taller and thicker, and the people knew how to make the best chocolate cakes and toys in the world. [LC]

The Best Town in the World. [Audio Cassette] Southwest Series.

The Chinese Bug. Illustrated by Beatrice Darwin. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1968.

Using a broken hoe and an old kitchen spoon, a little boy who lives in the city is determined to dig his way to China in the small dirt plot behind the neighborhood grocery store. [LC]

Coyote Cry. Drawings by Symeon Shimin. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1972.

When a coyote steals one of his collie's pups to raise, a shepherd boy learns that wild creatures must follow their instincts. [LC]

Desert Voices. By Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnall. 1st Aladdin Books ed. New York: Aladdin Books; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, 1993; New York: Scribner, c1981. Ages 4-8.

Desert inhabitants describe the beauty of their home. [LC]

Everybody Needs a Rock. With pictures by Peter Parnall. Econo-Clad, 1999; New York: Scribner, 1974; Aladdin Paperbacks, 1987. Ages 4-8.

Describes the qualities to consider in selecting the perfect rock for play and pleasure. [LC]

Everybody Needs a Rock. [Audio Cassette] Southwest Series

Guess Who My Favorite Person Is. Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. New York: Scribner, 1977.

Two friends play the game of naming their favorite things. [LC]

Halcon, Soy Tu Hermano. Lectorum, 1990.

[Hawk, I'm Your Brother]

Hawk, I'm Your Brother. Illustrated by Peter Parnall. 1st Aladdin Books ed. New York: Aladdin Books, 1986; Collier-Macmillan, c1976.

Determined to learn to fly, Rudy adopts a hawk hoping that their kinship will bring him closer to his goal. [LC]

Hawk, I'm Your Brother. [Audio & Video Cassette] Southwest Series. In English & Spanish

If You Are a Hunter of Fossils. Illustrated by Peter Parnall. New York: Scribner, c1980; New York: Atheneum, 1984. Ages 9-12.

A fossil hunter looking for signs of an ancient sea in the rocks of a western Texas mountain describes how the area must have looked millions of years ago. [LC]

I'm in Charge of Celebrations. Pictures by Peter Parnall. New York: Scribner's c1986. Ages 4-8; Reprint ed. Aladdin Paperbacks, 1995.

A dweller in the desert celebrates a triple rainbow, a chance encounter with a coyote, and other wonders of the wilderness.[LC]

I'm in Charge of Celebrations. [Audio Cassette] Southwest Series

Moon Song. Illustrations by Ronald Himler. New York: Scribner, c1982.

After giving birth to Coyote Child and leaving him to fend for himself, Mother Moon listens for the moon song of all coyotes. [LC]

Moon Song. [Audio Cassette] Southwest Series

One Small Blue Bead. Illustrated by Symeon Shimin. New York: Macmillan, 1965; 2nd ed. Atheneum, 1992. Ages 4-8.

A boy makes it possible for an old man in their primitive tribe to go in search of other men in far-off places. [LC]

One Small Blue Bead. Pictures by Ronald Himler. 2nd ed. New York: Scribner; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, 1992.

Sometimes I Dance Mountains. Photos by Bill Sears; drawings by Ken Longtemps. New York: Scirbner, 1973.

Text and photographs capture a young girl's feelings about dance. [LC]

The Table Where Rich People Sit. Pictures by Peter Parnall. 1st ed. New York: Scribner's; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994; Atheneum, 1994; Aladdin Paperback, 1998. Ages 4-8.

A girl discovers that her impoverished family is rich in things that matter in life, especially being outdoors and experiencing nature. [LC]

We Walk in Sandy Places. With photos by Marilyn Schweitzer. New York: Scribner, c1976.

When animals cross the desert, their tracks leave behind a story in the sand. [LC]

Yes Is Better Than No. New York: Scribner, c1977.

Focuses on the problems and experiences of a small group of Papago Indians who have left the reservation to live in a ghetto in Tucson, Oklahoma. [LC]

Your Own Secret Best Place. By Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnall. New York: Scribner, c1979.

Considers the pleasures to be found in one's very own private place, whether it be a hollow in a tree, a sandy gully, or a secret sand dune. [LC]

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Nonfiction

And It Is Still That Way: Legends Told by Arizona Indian Children. Collected by Byrd Baylor. Econo-Clad, 1999; Reprint ed. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, 1998; New York: Scribner, c1976. Ages 4-8.
A collection of traditional tales from the Indians of Arizona, arranged in the categories "Why Animals Are the Way They Are," "Why OUr World Is Like It Is," "Great Troubles and Great Heroes," "People Can Turn Into Anything," "Brother Coyote," and "There Is Magic All Around Us." [LC]

The Desert Is Theirs. Illustrated by Peter Parnall. 1st Aladdin Books ed. New York: Aladdin, 1987; New York: Atheneum, c1975. Ages 4-8.

Simple text and illustrations describe the characteristics of the desert and its plant, animal, and human life. [LC]

The Desert Is Theirs. [Audio Cassette] Southwest Series

A God on Every Mountain Top: Stories of Southwest Indian Sacred Mountains. Illustrated by Carol Brown. New York: Scribner, 1981.

Presents a collection of legends about North American Indians.

The Desert Is Theirs. [Audio Cassette] Southwest Series.

The Man Who Talked to a Tree. Illustrated by Symeon Shimin. 1st ed. New York: Dutton, 1968.

An old man amazes the boys climbing in a cottonwood tree by repeating the story the tree tells him about a young boy who played in it long ago. [Poetry]

The Other Way to Listen. By Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnall. New York: Scribner, c1978; Reprint ed. Alabama Dept. of Economic &..., 1997. Ages 4-8.

After hoping and trying, the narrator is finally able to hear the hillds singing. [Poetry] [LC]

The Other Way to Listen. [Audio & Video Cassette] Southwest Series. In English & Spanish

The Other Way to Listen. [Audio Cassette] Southwest Series, 1986.

Plink, Plink, Plink. Illustrated by James Marshall. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1971.

Describes the various noises heard at night. [Poetry] [LC]

They Put on Masks. Illustrated by Jerry Ingram. New York: Scribner, 1974.

Drawings and text present the many kinds of American Indian masks and their use with dances and songs to speak to the gods. [LC]

The Way to Make Perfect Mountains: Native American Legends of Sacred Mountains. Illustrations by Leonard F. Chana. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, c1997.

Presents a collection of legends about North American Indians. [LC]

The Way to Start a Day. Illustrated by Peter Parnall. 1st Aladdin ed. New York: Aladdin Books, 1986; Scribner, c1978.

Describes how people all over the world celebrate the sunrise. [LC]

The Way to Start a Day. [Audio Cassette] Southwest Series, 1988.

The Way to Start a Day. [Video Cassette] Southwest Series

When Clay Sings. Illustrations by Tom Bahti. 1st Aladdin Books ed. New York: Aladdin Books, Macmillan Pub., 1972[i.e. 1987]; Scibner, c1972.

The daily life and customs of prehistoric southwest Indian tribes are retraced from the desings on the remains of their pottery. [LC]

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Biography

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Professional References

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