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

by Kristen Tracy (Author) Luisa Uribe (Illustrator)

When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
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.
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$18.99

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A celebration of an early environmental success.
Kristen Tracy

Kristen Tracy is a former teacher, a poet, a winner of the Emily Dickinson First Book Award from the Poetry Foundation, and an author of numerous books for children including I Am Picky: Confessions of a Fussy Eater, I Am Friendly: Confessions of a Helpful Bear, and the middle-grade novel Don't Trust the Cat. She lives in Santa Clarita with her family.

Federico Fabiani is an illustrator and graphic designer with a background in architecture. He was born and raised in Rome, and currently lives near Venice with his family and the Standard Issue Cat Agostino. He also illustrated Tallulah the Tooth Fairy CEO.

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780593647523
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Random House Studio
Publication date
July 23, 2024
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF037040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Trees & Forests
JNF003140 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Mammals
JNF037020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
Library of Congress categories
Ecology
Idaho
Conservation
Beavers
Wildlife relocation

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