Tall Tails From a Mountain Slope/Los rabos altos de la ladera
Once again María Luisa Retana provides us with a fact-filled book about
the Southwest Arizona's interesting and unique animals.Tall Tails From a Mountain
Slope/Los rabos altos de la ladera tells the story of the white-nosed coatis.
These monkey-like mammals resemble raccoons with long tails that stick in the
air as they scamper through the forests playing and searching for food. Although
they are good climbers they enjoy eating fallen leaves and their diets also
include lizards, insects and even yummy tarantulas. As with the
previous books, Weaver's careful ilustrations capture the playfulness
and curiosity of each coati. This book will leave the children eager for more
information on animals that are unique to Arizona. Margarita González-Jensen, Ed.D
Associate Professor, School of Education
Arizona State University, West Campus
-and book reviewer for Multicultural Review Written by María Luisa Retana
Translated by Guillermo Retana
Illustrated by Marian Weaver
81/2 X 11 inches, 32 pages.
Soft cover, full color
with pen and black ink illustrations
Ages 5-10
ISBN 0-9652920-0-2
Price $7.95
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