Describes the physical appearance, habits, hunting, and mating behaviors, family life, and life cycle of coyotes.

Coyote, who has a nose for trouble, insists that the crows teach him how to fly, but the experience ends in disaster for him. A group of crows gives a trickster coyote a dose of his own medicine when they tire of his conceited bragging after they agree to teach him how to dance, sing, and fly

Coyote arranges the stars in the shapes of his animal friends.

"This account of writer/photographer Stockton's first year with her coyote, Charlie offers a complete - if not yet completed - story about love and life in a small Wyoming town." -- Back cover.

Wildlife biologist Deanna is caught off guard by an intrusive young hunter, while bookish city wife Lusa finds herself facing a difficult identity choice, and elderly neighbors find attraction at the height of a long-standing feud.

With the help of other animals, Wise Old Coyote manages to acquire fire from the wicked Yellow Jacket sisters.

Coyote receives his comeuppance when he tries to take something that does not belong to him.

Coyote is featured in each of these Aztec interpretations of Aesop's fables.The illustrations are set in the twentieth century.