Coyote and Badger: Desert Hunters of the Southwest

Book Review:

The story's setting is in Chaco Canyon during a time of a drought. The story begins with a coyote going to hunt for food because he had not eaten in a couple of days. Because of the drought the coyote has trouble finding prey. The story then moves on to talk about a badger that is also trying to hunt for prey, but is not having much success. The coyote and the badger eventually meet during their hunting and decide to team up to find food. When they started working together, they became more successful at finding prey, but eventually they have to move on and go back to hunting alone. The story ends with it raining in Chaco Canyon allowing the reader to know that both animals are going to be fine without one another. This story displays the importance of teamwork, but at the same time the importance of independence.

Bruce Hiscock does a wonderful job connecting the illustrations to the story. The pictures give the reader visual details of the events that are occurring in the story. The illustrations were painted with bright watercolors, such as blues, yellows, and tans. The illustrations help attract a reader's attention to the pictures and really brings the story alive.

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