When a group of bandits try to run three reformed prostitutes off their property in the mining town of Three Wives, Slocum must put his life on the line to defend their honor

The horned toad has become a symbol of the southwestern United States, living mainly in desert areas. However, this misnamed creature can be found from Central Mexico all the way up to Southern Canada. Many people think its a toad because of its wide body and short snout, but its really a lizard. Readers will enjoy learning about the horned toad and the crazy ways it stays safe from predators. Color photographs of horned toads in the wild are sure to amaze readers.

Product Description: Horned Lizards are full of spiny, thorny spikes. Learn more about this amazing lizard that shoots blood from its eyes in Horned Lizards.

Describes the characteristics, behavior, diet, life cycle, and enemies of horned lizards.

Product Description: Book by Schaefer, Lola M.

Product Description: Book by Schaefer, Lola M.

Product Description: Horned lizards, or horny toads, as they are popularly known throughout the West, have long had a particular mystique in American folklore. The ancient peoples of the Southwest, the Anasazi and the Mimbres, depicted the little lizard on pottery and in petroglyphs...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The Roman playwright Plautus (ca 200BCE) allowed his actors to acknowledge freely, the illusion in which they were taking part, to elicit laughter through humorous asides and monologues, and simultaneously to flatter and tease the spectators...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Simple text and illustrations describe a day in the life of a Texas Horned Lizard (or horn toad) as she builds a nest and lays her eggs. Also discusses the physical characteristics and natural habitat of this Texas animal.