I use my radio show characters, known as the Farmer Family to tell science facts about the wildlife in this book. Some of these stories were taken from the Donkey Dan Show. Others were rewritten from my notes of stories we never used on our show. Though most of the creatures are found in Arizona there are a few that were added that are not.

Our show aired on Prescott Valleys, K.L.K.Y. radio station between 1986 and the 1990s when the station was sold. Donna and I decided to stay with the new owners. Instead we made the decision to create a new book after the original was destroyed in a fire. These stories were kept in the Donkey Dan Show archives. A few stories told on the show were on tape and were never located.