Lone Cone Library

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to roadrunners. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces roadrunners to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

"After a young roadrunner is bitten by a rattlesnake, his feet swell to an enormous size. At first this seems to be a handicap as he stumbles around the desert and nearly ends up as a meal for a coyote. After taking the advice of a wise old tortoise, though, the roadrunner, now called Thunderfoot, undergoes an exercise program, making his legs and wings much stronger than the average roadrunner's. The newly pumped-up Thunderfoot hammers the local...

This book describes where roadrunners live, what they eat, and how they adapt to an arid environment.

Describes the activities of one day, from dawn to dusk, in the life of a road runner living in the desert.

A pack of coyotes tries to determine how many roadrunners and other creatures are in their vicinity, and while some count different groups and add their totals together, Clever Coyote rounds off and estimates.

The series had a simple premise: The coyote, who was very hungry, tried to catch the Road Runner, who was very fast. Wile E. would try anything to catch his prey, utilizing a wide variety of products from the Acme Company, including rocket skates, giant magnets and foot springs. Regardless of the scheme, it would always backfire, and Wile E. would end up trapping, flattening, or blowing himself up.