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When beavers flew an incredible true story of rescue and relocation

"This fascinating picture book tells the unique, quirky, and true story of how Elmo Heter saved 76 beavers from destroying a town in Idaho by parachuting them into uninhabited wetlands"--

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Main Author: Tracy, Kristen, 1972- (Author)
Other Authors: Uribe, Luisa (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House Studio, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Beavers > Idaho > Juvenile nonfiction.
Wildlife relocation > Idaho > Juvenile nonfiction.
Beavers > Conservation > Idaho > Juvenile nonfiction.
Beavers > Ecology > Idaho > Juvenile nonfiction.
Creative nonfiction > Juvenile.
Picture books.
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Summary:"This fascinating picture book tells the unique, quirky, and true story of how Elmo Heter saved 76 beavers from destroying a town in Idaho by parachuting them into uninhabited wetlands"--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Audience:Ages 4-8 years
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780593647523
0593647521
9780593647530
059364753X
Author Notes:Kristen Tracy grew up in a tiny town in Idaho near Yellowstone Park surrounded by untamed and fascinating animals. She is a poet and YA author and has recently started writing picture books. Her debut picture book A Cub Story was published in 2021. Kristen Tracy young adult novels include Lost It , Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus , Hung Up , and Project Unpopular . She won the Emily Dickinson First Book Award from the Poetry Foundation for her collection Half-Hazard .

Luisa Uribe is the illustrator of Areli is a Dreamer , which was named a best book of the year from Kirkus, NYPL and Booklist, and My Brother is Away that received three starred reviews and was a Charlotte Huck honor book and a Charlotte Zolotow honor book. She lives in Bogota, Colombia, with her partner and two cats.

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