Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Nature's Footprints in the Desert
Querida Lee Pearce · 1990
58/100
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Desert tortoises, Gila monsters, prairie dogs, and coyotes introduced through the footprint-reading device — there's genuine appeal for young animal lovers here, and the series format keeps things consistent. But the same limitations that apply to the other Footprints volumes apply here: short, out of print, no reviews, and hard to find. There are better-documented desert nature books for this age group available today.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety92
substance50
craft52
originality55
accuracy62
hype72
age-fit75
human-eye48
Penny’s verdict58
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