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Spotted Bear, A Rocky Mountain Folktale

Spotted Bear, A Rocky Mountain Folktale


by Hanneke Ippisch | Hedvig Rappe-Flowers

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 48 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

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)

The Wolves Are Back

The Wolves Are Back


by Wendell Minor | Jean Craighead George

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

The Caldecott-winner relates the history of the wolves of Yellowstone through the eyes of a pup in this lyrical, illustrated tale for youngsters. (BST135, $16.99)

Yellowstone National Park, A True Book

Yellowstone National Park, A True Book


by David Petersen

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A slim, illustrated introduction to the geology, landscapes, wildlife and history of Yellowstone for younger readers. With a nice selection of color photographs throughout. (SWU64, $9.75)

Expedition Yellowstone, A Mountain Adventure

Expedition Yellowstone, A Mountain Adventure


by Sandra Chisholm Robinson | Ellen Meloy

  • LITERATURE
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 172 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The discovery of Yellowstone is the subject of this tale of a mountain man in the Rockies. Illustrated and geared to preteens. (USW319, $12.50)

Once a Wolf, How Wildlife Biologists Brought Back the Gray Wolf

Once a Wolf, How Wildlife Biologists Brought Back the Gray Wolf


by Stephen R. Swinburne | Jim Bradenburg

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Swinburne documents conservationists' efforts to reintroduce gray wolves to the ecosystems of Yellowstone and New York State. For kids 9-12. (USW112, $6.99)

Wolf Stalker, A Mystery in Yellowstone National Park

Wolf Stalker, A Mystery in Yellowstone National Park


by Gloria Skurzynski | Alane Ferguson

  • MYSTERY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

On the trail of a wounded wolf mysteriously shot in Yellowstone National Park, the Langdon kids soon find themselves caught up in adventure, suspense -- and danger. (RKY45, $4.99)

The Life and Death of Crazy Horse

The Life and Death of Crazy Horse


by Russell Freedman | Amos Bad Heart Bull

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

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, $26.95)

 

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