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PEEP The Cactus Dragon
You can now purchase PEEP in Tucson at
The UPS Store @ Broadway and Houghton*
*This is a special service and is able to accept cash and checks only
Antigone Books, 411 4th Street
For ordering information please go to our new website
peepthecactusdragon.yolasite.com
Welcome to OLD PUEBLO PRESS llc home of PEEP The Cactus Dragon, an exciting children's book that tells the story of the world's only "green desert" - The Sonoran Desert of the American Southwest and northern Mexico. This full-color 28-page story is based on a photograph of a giant Saguaro cactus that resembles a green dragon, but can be seen from only one small spot in the sprawling Saguaro National Park at Tucson, Arizona. The story, by journalist and photographer Donald L. Collins, is in rhyme as an English and Spanish diglot. It is highlighted by beautiful illustrations by artist Kathy Robbins showing all the major animals and plants of this unique desert. PEEP is now available in a special limited first edition of 500 copies. It has a special author/illustrator signature page for early subscribers, staff, volunteers and friends of Saguaro National Park. This signed, limited edition of PEEP The Cactus Dragon will be available only at book signings or ordered through this website and will NOT be available in book stores. We are also in the process of working with educators creating lesson plans for use in a variety of classroom situations including environmental education, ESL, creative writing and language arts programs. This book makes a great gift for children and grandchildren of both residents of this region and "snowbirds" who often tell their grandchildren stories of their desert experience.
TO ORDER a first edition Writer and Illustrator signed copy send your name and address and your email address along with a check or money order for $17.95 (Includes postage and handling) for each copy desired. MAIL TO:
OLD PUEBLO PRESS llc
505 Avenida Venado
Tucson AZ 85748
WHAT SOME WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR COPY OF PEEP HAVE WRITTEN:
... I received my copy of PEEP and my Mom loves it and wants copies for her great grand grandchildren. Please send four copies... K.P, Vail, AZ
....My son received PEEP as a gift. It is wonderful. He loves it. Please send 3 copies I'd like to give as gifts to friends. M. B., Tucson, AZ
.... I got my books and they are beautiful. I read it three times to my children and they wanted more. There is so much to take in from this book. I am giving one to our library and I know they will love it, especially the bilingual aspect. S.R, Ann Arbor, MI
... I purchase a book the other night and have alread read it to my grand son.
He loved it, and so do I! W. K, Tucson, AZ
... Thank you, this is a wonderful book. I have alread sung the entire book and it
sounds great as a song. B.P, Lancaster Co, PA
If you have questions regarding PEEP, our school visit program, or want to attract customers to your business by having a book signing, email us at: doncollins@journalist.com
Use PEEP as a great promotional tool by having a special page inserted promoting your business; eg A free copy of PEEP for an auto test drive, with a significant purchase, as a salesperson home visit gift, employee gifts.
MOMS & GRANDMOMS USUALLY CHOOSE THE BOOKS CHILDREN READ.
TO ORDER a first edition Writer and Illustrator signed copy send your name and address and your email address along with a check or money order for $17.95 (Includes postage and handling) for each copy desired. MAIL TO:
OLD PUEBLO PRESS llc
505 Avenida Venado
Tucson AZ 85748
WHAT SOME WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR COPY OF PEEP HAVE WRITTEN:
... I received my copy of PEEP and my Mom loves it and wants copies for her great grand grandchildren. Please send four copies... K.P, Vail, AZ
....My son received PEEP as a gift. It is wonderful. He loves it. Please send 3 copies I'd like to give as gifts to friends. M. B., Tucson, AZ
.... I got my books and they are beautiful. I read it three times to my children and they wanted more. There is so much to take in from this book. I am giving one to our library and I know they will love it, especially the bilingual aspect. S.R, Ann Arbor, MI
... I purchase a book the other night and have alread read it to my grand son.
He loved it, and so do I! W. K, Tucson, AZ
... Thank you, this is a wonderful book. I have alread sung the entire book and it
sounds great as a song. B.P, Lancaster Co, PA
If you have questions regarding PEEP, our school visit program, or want to attract customers to your business by having a book signing, email us at: doncollins@journalist.com
Use PEEP as a great promotional tool by having a special page inserted promoting your business; eg A free copy of PEEP for an auto test drive, with a significant purchase, as a salesperson home visit gift, employee gifts.
MOMS & GRANDMOMS USUALLY CHOOSE THE BOOKS CHILDREN READ.
Heeeeerrrrrrr's PEEP
This is the original photograph of a giant Saguaro cactus located in Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona, that was the inspiration for PEEP The Cactus Dragon. This dragon-like configuration of several arms on the cactus is visible from one very small spot. More than two steps in any direction makes PEEP appear as an ordinary Saguaro. And below is how PEEP looks as he tells his story of the animals and plants of the the Sonoran Desert in English and Spanish.
Here's a sample illustration, verse and translation.
Here's a sample illustration, verse and translation.
Peep looks down
And all around
In the moonlight he can see
A rooting, snorting, nightime cavorting
Javelina family.
Peep mira hacia abajo, y a todo su alrededor
En la luz de la el puede ver
Hocicando, resoplando,
Retozando nocturno
A una famila de jabalis
And all around
In the moonlight he can see
A rooting, snorting, nightime cavorting
Javelina family.
Peep mira hacia abajo, y a todo su alrededor
En la luz de la el puede ver
Hocicando, resoplando,
Retozando nocturno
A una famila de jabalis