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1001 Facts About Dinosaurs
• William Lindsay
• SCIENCE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A Back Pack book geared for 9-12 year olds and jammed with information about dinosaurs, paleontology and evolution. Highly recommended.
(SCI56, $8.99)
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Bagging Big Bugs
• Boris Kondratieff
• Whitney Cranshaw
• FIELD GUIDE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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A field guide to Rocky Mountain insects for young entomology enthusiasts. The book includes much natural history and distribution information. Ages 12 and up.
(USW401, $16.95)
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Born to Be a Cowgirl
• Candace Savage
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A lively tale of unsung wranglers, cattle drivers and rodeo queens, illustrated with archival photographs. Ages 9 to 12.
(USW412, $10.95)
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Cowboy Stories
• Barr Moser
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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Twenty action-packed tales of cattle drives, gunfights, ranching, and survival for teens. With excerpts from classic novels (Shane, The Virginian), new short fiction, stories from real-life cowboys, and bold black-and-white illustrations.
(USW533, $16.95)
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The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean
• Alexander McCall Smith
• Laura Rankin
• MYSTERY
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Nine-year-old sleuth Harriet Bean sets off to solve the mystery of her missing-in-action Wild West aunt Formica, in this book for ages 4 to 8 by the author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
(USW477, $9.95)
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Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
• Erica Silverman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A day on the range for young readers with full-color illustrations by Caldecott-winning Betsey Lewin.
(USW474, $5.95)
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Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Partners
• Erica Silverman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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The second book in the series for young readers of adventures of the young cowgirl and her trusty horse fraturing full-color illustrations by Caldecott Honor-winning Betsy Lewin.
(USW475, $15.00)
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Coyote Stories of the Montana Salish Indians
• Salish Culture Committee
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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A collection of traditional Salish myth. Written for fourth graders, with 47 large illustrations, these traditional tales will appeal to the entire family.
(RKY70, $9.95)
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Crow and Weasel
• Barry Lopez
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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In this tale of the adventures of two young Plains Indians who journey to the far north the great naturalist and writer Barry Lopez has written a children's tale that is fully as wise as his adult writings.
(USW371, $9.95)
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How We Crossed the West, The Adventures of Lewis & Clark
• Rosalyn Schanzer
• EXPLORATION
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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This book brings the U.S. Exploring Expedition to life for young readers (ages 6-10). It includes excerpts from the journals of Lewis and Clark as well as lively, light-hearted color illustrations, depicting the explorers, and the people, wildlife and landscapes they encountered.
(PNW40, $18.00)
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The Last Bit-Bear: A Fable
• Sandra Chisholm Robinson
• Ellen Ditzler
• Ellen Meloy
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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The clever tale of a bear named Clover and his search for a peaceful, safe place to live. His travels lead him to a national park in the west. For children ages 5-8.
(USW314, $5.95)
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The Life and Death of Crazy Horse
• Russell Freedman
• Amos Bad Heart Bull
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• YOUNG ADULTS
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Here's a complex biography of the complex Sioux warrior. Perhaps most interesting are the pictographic illustrations by Amos Bad Heart Bull (1869-1913), a cousin of Crazy Horse whose art chronicled the history of the Sioux.
(USM49, $24.95)
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M is for Montana
• Gayle C. Shirley
• Constance Bergum
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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An introduction to Montana in the form of an alphabet book. It is a quick, illustrated collection of facts for elementary school children, part of the "ABC" series.
(USW315, $9.95)
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Moccasin Trail
• Eloise Jarvis McGraw
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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The enduring tale of a young man raised by Crow Indians who must readjust to life as a white American. For ages 9 to 12.
(USW370, $6.99)
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Montana Wildflowers, A Beginner's Field Guide to the State's Most Common Flowers
• Beverly Magley
• FIELD GUIDE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A fact-filled guide to habitats and a handful of Montana's prominent species of flowers. With large watercolor illustrations of each flower.
(USW115, $6.95)
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Om-Kas-Toe, Blackfeet Twin Captures an Elkdog
• Kenneth Thomasma
• Jack Brouwer
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A tale evoking the rich storytelling traditions of the Blackfoot Indians. Written for children ages 9-12, it tells of the discovery of an animal unknown to the Blackfeet, something they name the elkdog.
(USW410, $7.99)
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The Race to Save the Lord God Bird
• Phillip Hoose
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An engaging and well-researched history of the ivory-billed woodpecker, and the struggles surrounding its survival. It's a suspenseful and entertaining book about modern conservation and environmental issues for middle-school readers.
(BRD30, $21.00)
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The Rocky Mountain Berry Book
• Bob Krumm
• FIELD GUIDE
• FAMILY
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In an inspired move, Bob Krumm included recipes in this family oriented field guide to 15 berry species of the Rockies. Now children may pick and parents may cook, and everyone will be pleased.
(USW402, $12.95)
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Spotted Bear, A Rocky Mountain Folktale
• Hanneke Ippisch
• Hedvig Rappe-Flowers
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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How did the spotted bear get its spots? It's a folktale set squarely in the Rocky Mountains. With detailed illustrations of plants and animals of the Rocky Mountains scattered throughout, an appendix and mini-field guide. For children 5 to 8.
(CND107, $15.00)
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Stories from Where We Live, The Great North American Prairie
• Sara St. Antoine
• Paul Mirocha
• Trudy Nicholson
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An anthology of writings about this North American ecoregion, from Alberta and Saskatchewan south to Texas -- wonderfully useful as a young person's guide to people, nature and place.
(USM48, $10.95)
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