Children discover that they do not have to travel great distances to see great things as they read about amazing animals, insects, and birds that live in backyards across North America. -- A Parents' Choice Approval for 19 title book and tape series. -- Glossary highlights key plant and animal terms. -- Read-along cassettes include page-turning tones and authentic sound effects. -- Toys authenticated by Smithsonian Institution curators for realism.A young coyote explores the backyard of the pink adobe house on Pinon Place, hunting for food in the late-afternoon sun. As night falls, Coyote makes his way back to the pinon forest where he exchanges barks and howls with other coyotes in the distance.