Alejandro's Gift

This uplifting story about one man's gift to the desert and the gift he receives in return has a powerful environmental lesson. Awards and honors for Alejandro's Gift: A Reading Rainbow Book 1994 CLASP Commended Children's Book List

Richard Albert began his career as a writer of pulp Westerns, but the demands of his family and his engineering career resulted in a thirty-year hiatus from writing. This is his first book for children.

Sylvia Long is the illustrator of several books for children including the best sellers Ten Little Rabbits and Alejandro's Gift. Ms. Long's detailed paintings are inspired by her love of animals and the outdoors. She lives in Arizona. Read more about Sylvi