When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation

This fascinating picture book tells the unique, quirky, and true story of how one man in Idaho...
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SKU: 9780593647530
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Author: Kristen Tracy
Format: Library Binding
Language: English
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When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation by Tracy, Kristen

When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation

€46,69

When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation

€46,69
Author: Kristen Tracy
Format: Library Binding
Language: English
This fascinating picture book tells the unique, quirky, and true story of how one man in Idaho saved 76 beavers from destroying a town by parachuting them into uninhabited wetlands.

In 1948, the town of McCall, Idaho was growing rapidly. World War II was over, and the little town tucked away in the mountains began to boom. There was only one problem. As the town expanded, they found beavers everywhere. A beaver here, a beaver there, and it didn't take long to realize that humans and beavers weren't great cohabitators. But one clever and resourceful Fish and Game Warden named Elmo Heter had an idea.

Heter knew that the beavers were integral to the wetlands, so keeping the well-being of the beavers in mind he set out to find a way to relocate them. After a few failed attempts, he finally landed on a wild idea... parachutes. Using a surplus of parachutes left over from WWII and creating a special box with air holes designed to pop open when it hit the ground, Heter devised a way to parachute the beavers into Idaho's backcountry, an area that beavers hadn't inhabited in decades.

Kirsten Tracy's fascinating and playful nonfiction text pairs beautifully with Luisa Uribe's detailed illustrations to bring this compelling true story to life.

Author: Kristen Tracy
Publisher: Random House Studio
Published: 07/23/2024
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Library Binding
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780593647530
Audience: Ages 4-8

About the Author
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 Bogotá, Colombia, with her partner and two cats.

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