This book includes the insects, mountain peaks, saguaro, and more facts all about Arizona. Topics are introduced using numbers and poetry combined with detailed expository text for more in-depth information.

Barbara Gowan, a former park naturalist, is a Sales Director for Discovery Toys. The University of Notre Dame graduate also educates parents on children's literacy. Barbara lives in Scottsdale with her husband and two teenage daughters, where she shares her yard with a covey of quail, a family of javelina, wandering coyotes and an occasional rattlesnake.