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Lonely in his house beside a road in the desert, Alejandro builds an oasis to attract the many animals around him.

Because he doesn't listen carefully to what the Great Spirit tells him about each of the animals he is supposed to lead to their desert homes, Jackrabbit causes much unhappiness with his careless answers to the animals' questions.

Mr. Bunsen shows his class how to make a desert environment to house the new class animals.

Leaper, a kangaroo rat who can communicate with humans, enlists the aid of a boy named Julian to help defeat a "monster" that has been terrorizing the desert where she lives.

"A lesson in teamwork. A summer storm is on its way and all the desert creatures scurry to collect cool rainwater. What do you think they'll do with it?"--Cover, p.4.

Various desert animals have different ways of trying to avoid bedtime.

"Peck wants to invite his friends to breakfast. But they're all so different and no one likes his pancakes. Will he be able to overcome his disappointment?"--Cover, p.4.