Loyd Tireman
Born in Orchard, Iowa, Loyd Tireman (1896-1959) was a pioneer in bilingual and community education. In 1927 Tireman began his thirty-two-year career at the University of New Mexico as a professor of elementary education. In 1947 Tireman established a curriculum materials center, which grew into a library located at the University of New Mexico College of Education.
Dumbee
“An engaging account of the adventures of a bumblebee.â€�â€"Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Copyright year: 1945
Hop-a-long
In the second book of the Mesaland Series, Baby Jack grows up and is renamed Hop-a-long.
- Copyright year: 1944
Quills
In the sixth book of the Mesaland Series, meet a strange little animal sprinkled with needle-sharp quills—Mr. Porcupine!
- Copyright year: 1948
Big Fat
The fifth book of the Mesaland Series tells the story of lovable, lumbering prairie dog Big Fat.
- Copyright year: 1947
Baby Jack and Jumping Jack Rabbit
Join Baby Jack in the first book of the Mesaland Series as he explores the desert and encounters other creatures, including a little bee, a grasshopper, and a pile of big red ants.
- Copyright year: 1943
Cocky
Cocky, a rollicking little roadrunner, joins baby jack rabbit Hop-a-long and the other creatures of the desert in the fourth book of the Mesaland Series.
- Copyright year: 1946
3 Toes
The final book of the Mesaland Series follows Three-Toes as he pops in and out of mischief on the sunny mesa.
- Copyright year: 1949