In this third installment of Sammys Science, he deals only with other North American and Arizona creatures with the exception of one flying insect from the Himalayas and one that is nearly invisible. The author still tells the scientific facts using his mixed species family of radio characters from the late 1980s and early 90snamely Sammy Skunk, Daphne Skunk, Erasmus the Porcupine, Ewald the Roadrunner, Tremor the Tiny Mouse, Bonkers the Cat, and a few of the other characters that appeared from time to time on the broadcast. If you want to know about the animals and plants in the wild, I recommend you read the book And Then Even More Sammys Science as well as the other Sammys Science books.

In this second installment called Sammys Science Arizona, I deal solely with animals and plants inhabiting the state of Arizona. As always, I tell the science facts in this book using my mixed species animal family characters from our radio broadcast. The main characters are Sammy Skunk, the dad; Daphne Skunk, the mama; Erasmus, the teenage porcupine; Ewald, the middle school-age roadrunner; our pet orange tabby cat, Bonkers; and Tremor, the wee skateboarding mouse. In this book, Randy Raccoon, Eddy Beaver, Donkey Dan, Beanie the Goat, Big Red, and a few other characters also appear. Though we have many dangerous animals in the state of Arizona, most are small, including the coral snake, several species of rattle snakes, scorpions, centipedes, Gila monsters, several spiders, and many other small creatures. There are also a few dangerous desert plants. Then we also have six medium-to-large carnivores that call our state their home. I hope that by reading this book, visitors, new residents, as well as those that have been residents for a few years will learn to be careful while hiking in the states wilderness areas. Enjoy your everyday lives, and be careful while hiking, camping, biking, or hunting in Arizona. Never go hiking without a friend or two along, and like me, carry a big knife, plenty of water, a good hat, plenty of sunscreen, and a good walking stick with you. Enjoy Arizona. Sammy

Sammys Science is a collection of nature science facts told in story form, as heard on the Donkey Dan radio broadcasts that spanned four years of Sunday mornings on the old KLKY Prescott Valley Arizona Station. Many stories were told on the Farmer Family Album segment, and these are some of the science stories as told by George. These stories are based on the real-life moments of George growing up and when he had a family. Some stories were just notes and never made it to the show before we ended. Sammys Science will give you fun facts about our natural world of both animals and plants. Though it geared toward ages 916, adults would still like the science facts.

Over the last few decades, the radio documentary has developed into a strikingly vibrant form of creative expression. Millions of listeners hear arresting, intimate storytelling from an ever-widening array of producers on programs including This American Life, StoryCorps, and Radio Lab; online through such sites as Transom, the Public Radio Exchange, Hearing Voices, and Soundprint; and through a growing collection of podcasts. Reality Radio celebrates today's best audio documentary work by bringing together some of the most influential and innovative practitioners from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. In these nineteen essays, documentary artists tell--and demonstrate, through stories and transcripts--how they make radio the way they do, and why. Whether the contributors to the volume call themselves journalists, storytellers, even audio artists--and although their essays are just as diverse in content and approach--all use sound to tell true stories, artfully. Contributors: Jad Abumrad Jay Allison damali ayo John Biewen Emily Botein Chris Brookes Scott Carrier Katie Davis Sherre DeLys Lena Eckert-Erdheim Ira Glass Alan Hall Natalie Kestecher The Kitchen Sisters Maria Martin Karen Michel Rick Moody Joe Richman Dmae Roberts Stephen Smith Sandy Tolan