Mojave

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Summary: The Desert Is Not A Wasteland
Review: Mojave by Diane Siebert with beautiful paintings by Wendell Minor is an excellent book. The pair have collaborated on several books including this wonderful expositon on the Mojave Desert. Siebert's words do an excellent job at describing the ecology of the Mojave from the desert's point of view. The young reader will meet the landscapes, the rocks, the animals, the plants, the weather and the sounds of the desert. The paintings, with touches of Georgia O'Keefe and Andrew Wyeth, are simple evocations of the beauty of the desert. I often escape into the Mojave to get focused and I know first hand that the desert is a living, breathing place and not a wasteland. This book is a wonderful way for a young person to introduce themselves to the Mojave.