Dr. Sylvester Allred is a retired biology professor from Northern Arizona University. He taught over 20,000 students in his twenty-seven years at the university while conducting research on the ecology of tassel-eared squirrels within the ponderosa pine forests of the southwestern United States. In addition to teaching he has written five children’s books, two of them set in the national parks, and The Natural History of Tassel-Eared Squirrels. His latest book, Ponderosa: Big Pine of the Southwest , was released in April 2015. He and his wife, Donna, live in Durango, Colorado, where they are very active hikers.
Ms. Diane Iverson is illustrator and/or author of several children’s books and a popular speaker at elementary schools. She has also illustrated books for adults. She and her husband, Doug, live just outside Prescott, Arizona, at the edge of the Granite Mountain Wilderness Area.
"The first year in the life of a Steller's jay is recounted, with a
focus on the Southwest ponderosa pine forest and other animals that
live there." --Kirkus
"A brilliant introduction to this sapphire star of the southwest."
--Peggy Tibbetts, Children's Bookwatch
"Beautifully illustrated by Diane Iverson, and informatively
written by Dr. Sylvester Allred (a retired biology professor from
Northern Arizona University), JABBER THE STELLER'S JAY is a
children's picture book takes reader through the first year of life
of Jabber, a Steller's jay. She lives in the ponderosa pine forest
of the US Southwest, which provides many habitats and foods for the
other animals that live there with her. The various life stages of
Steller's jays are explored through the four seasons. Includes a
pictorial glossary of many of the forest animals that Jabber meets,
including a red-tailed hawk, a tassel-eared squirrel, a porcupine,
and a mountain lion. Ideal for children ages 4 to 8, JABBER THE
STELLER'S JAY is unreservedly recommended for family, daycare
center, preschool, elementary school, and community library
Pets/Wildlife picture book collections." --Children's Bookwatch -
The Pets/Wildlife Shelf
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