On the hottest<P> summer afternoons<P> when desert creatures<P> look for shade<P> and stay close to the earth<P> and keep their voices low <P>I sit high on a cactus<P> and fling<P> my loud ringing trill<P> out to the sun... <P>So sings the Cactus Wren, one of the ten desert creatures that speaks for itself in the evocative and lyrical verses of <I>Desert Voices.</I> In both text and illustration, <I>Desert Voices</I> conveys a message of spirit and courage from the shy and quiet creatures of the beautiful desert land.