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WINTER WILDLIFE IN YELLOWSTONE
For Kids
Spotted Bear, A Rocky Mountain Folktale
• Hanneke Ippisch
• Hedvig Rappe-Flowers
LITERATURE •
1998 •
HARD COVER
• 48 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
With thoughtful text by Hanneke Ippisch and full-color illustrations by Hedvig Rappe-Flowers, this Native American folktale will enrich any small child's visit to bear country. With detailed illustrations of plants and animals of the Rocky Mountains scattered throughout, an appendix and mini-field guide to pictured flora and fauna. For children 5 to 8.
(CND107, $15.00) |
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The Wolves Are Back
• Wendell Minor
• Jean Craighead George
NATURAL HISTORY •
2008 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Through the eyes of a wolf pup, the story of the wolf's return to Yellowstone National Park is introduced to young readers. Accompanied by delightful illustration of the park's landscapes and wildlife, this book is full of information about the wolves' exile and positive impact of their return on local ecosystems.
(BST135, $16.99) |
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Yellowstone National Park, A True Book
• David Petersen
NATURAL HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A volume in the True Book series on U.S. national parks for ages 6-8. It's 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) |
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Expedition Yellowstone, A Mountain Adventure
• 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) |
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Once a Wolf, How Wildlife Biologists Brought Back the Gray Wolf
• Stephen R. Swinburne
• Jim Bradenburg
NATURAL HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Villainized in folklore and literature and considered a bloodthirsty threat to children, sheep and cattle, the grey wolf was nearly wiped out in North America by the 1930s. Swinburne documents conservationists' efforts to reintroduce grey wolves to the ecosystems of Yellowstone and New York State. With color photography, for kids ages 9-12. In the excellent series, Scientists in the Field.
(USW112, $6.99) |
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Wolf Stalker, A Mystery in Yellowstone National Park
• 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) |
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The Life and Death of Crazy Horse
• 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, elegantly written for young adults. 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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