Loco Dog and the Dust Devil in the Railyard (Historical New Mexico for Children)

A special dog who lives in in the railyard in Santa Fe watches over the tracks and the nearby children.

In a small town in the Southwest people cross paths in the railyard, all under the watchful eye of Loco Dog. Then one day a powerful dust storm, called a "dust devil," upsets the calm, bringing chaos and confusion. Of course, Loco Dog is there to help, but will he pay the ultimate price? The story brings out the magical side of Santa Fe and its famous rail yard.

- Best Children's Book New Mexico Book Show 2008

Marcy Heller has a BFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute and MFA in Painting from the University of North Carolina. She began her career as book designer at the University of North Carolina Press and at Stanford University Press. She returned to her original love of writing and began to write children's books. She published "Just You and Me, Grandpa" with Reader's Digest Books for Children in 1994; "Loco Dog and the Dust Devil in the Railyard" in 2008; in 2010, "Paloma and the Dust Devil at the Balloon Fiesta"; and in 2013, "Loco Dog and Tom," all with Azro Press. Her newest book, "Loco Dog in the Santa Fe Rail Yard," published in 2015 by Rock Point Press of Santa Fe, includes a history of Santa Fe and its railroads.