In spring, the Sonoran Desert of Arizona is full of activity. Look beneath the cacti, and you will find holes in the ground. So, what’s in the hole? Join the animals, birds, insects, and reptiles to figure out the puzzle. Be curious!

Learn the names of 29 critters in the languages of O’odham, science, Spanish, and English, including: Gila Monster, Diamondback Rattlesnake, Dove, Burrowing Owl, Antelope Squirrel, Desert Spiny Lizard, Sonoran Desert Toad, Peccary or Javelina, Bee, Bobcat, Horned Lizard, Tarantula, Quail, Round-Tailed Ground Squirrel, Various Birds, Mule Deer, Coyote, Jackrabbit, and Desert Cottontail.

Don Burgess took these wildlife portraits just north of Tucson, Arizona; and his daughter, Lisa Maria Burgess, wrote the book. Don Burgess (1939-2022) photographed most of the wildlife portraits in this book behind his house north of Tucson, Arizona; he photographed the burrowing owls near Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua. Also on the north side of Tucson, Bryan Wilson photographed the snake on the move and the tarantula, and Lisa Maria Burgess the bunnies in the hole. With thanks to Kristin Williams for photographing Don!

And many thanks to Ronald Geronimo, Director of the Oʼodham Language Center, for providing names in O’odham, and to the staff at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum for their identification review.

Playing with Osito | Jouer avec Osito

Playing with Osito | Jouer avec Osito

Lisa Maria Burgess and Susan L. Roth

Playing with Osito | Jugando con Baby BearLisa Maria Burgess and Susan L. Roth

Playing with Osito | Jugando con Baby Bear

Lisa Maria Burgess and Susan L. Roth

Juma and Little Sungura: a Tanzania Juma Story Lisa Maria Burgess and Abdul M. Gugu

Juma and Little Sungura: a Tanzania Juma Story
Lisa Maria Burgess and Abdul M. Gugu

Juma Cooks Chapati: a Tanzania Juma Story Lisa Maria Burgess and Abdul M. Gugu

Juma Cooks Chapati: a Tanzania Juma Story
Lisa Maria Burgess
and Abdul M. Gugu

Juma on Safari: a Tanzania Juma Story Lisa Maria Burgess and Abdul M. Gugu

Juma on Safari: a Tanzania Juma Story
Lisa Maria Burgess and Abdul M. Gugu

Juma's Dhow Race: a Tanzania Juma Story Lisa Maria Burgess and Abdul M. Gugu

Juma's Dhow Race: a Tanzania Juma Story
Lisa Maria Burgess and Abdul M. Gugu