Baby Mountain Sheep
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry and Whiteside
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2007
- Category
- General, Biology, Mammals
- Recommended Age
- 5 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- 2 to 3
- Recommended Reading age
- 5 to 8
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554550432
- Publish Date
- Dec 2007
- List Price
- $7.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781554550425
- Publish Date
- Dec 2007
- List Price
- $16.95
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Description
It is spring in the mountains of Alaska, and a female Dall's sheep is born on the high cliffs, sheltered from predators and the worst of the blowing snow. The lamb has a weak leg, but her heart is strong, and she scrambles over the cliffs after her mother and seeks out the company of other lambs that have also settled in the mountain meadow. Over the short summer months, the lamb will need experience in running up the cliffs when grizzlies and other predators make their way to the meadow. Only then will she be safe from harm as she continues to grow to adulthood in the cold months ahead.
About the authors
Aubrey Lang has been a freelance writer and photographer for more than fifteen years. A science writer and wildlife photographer for the past twenty-five years, Wayne Lynch has seen his work published in more than two dozen countries. Together they've produced nearly forty titles for children and adults, and countless articles in well-known nature magazines, including Ranger Rick, Owl, Wild, National Wildlife and Canadian Geographic.
Wildlife photographer and science writer Dr. Wayne Lynch has dedicated almost three decades to learning everything he can about these powerful mammals. In his quest for bears, he has crawled inside the winter dens of black bears and polar bears, held squirming grizzly cubs in his arms, sailed along the coastal rainforests of British Columbia, hiked the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains in South America and ridden elephants through the jungles of Nepal and India.
In Bears, Bears, Bears for Kids, his engaging guide to the world's eight bear species, Lynch introduces us to the strange and wonderful natural histories of these magnificent wild animals.
For more than 40 years, Dr. Wayne Lynch has been writing about and photographing the wildlands of the world from the stark beauty of the Arctic and Antarctic to the lush rainforests of the tropics. Today, he is one of Canada's best-known and most widely published nature writers and wildlife photographers. His photo credits include hundreds of magazine covers, thousands of calendar shots, and tens of thousands of images published in over 80 countries. He is also the author/photographer of more than 45 books for children as well as over 20 highly acclaimed natural history books for adults including Windswept: A Passionate View of the Prairie Grasslands; Penguins of the World; Bears: Monarchs of the Northern Wilderness; A is for Arctic: Natural Wonders of a Polar World; Wild Birds Across the Prairies;Planet Arctic: Life at the Top of the World; The Great Northern Kingdom: Life in the Boreal Forest; Owls of the United States and Canada: A Complete Guide to their Biology and Behavior; Penguins: The World's Coolest Birds; Galapagos: A Traveler's Introduction; A Celebration of Prairie Birds; and Bears of the North: A Year Inside Their Worlds.In 2022, he released Wildlife of the Rockies for Kids and Loons: Treasured Symbols of the North. His books have won multiple awards and have been described as "a magical combination of words and images."
Editorial Reviews
"Aubrey Lang and Wayne Lynch have combined their talents to create an informative book on baby mountain sheep that would appeal to readers aged six through ten. . . Lang uses age appropriate vocabulary in this story making it accessible to young readers and larger read-aloud audiences."
Recommended
— CM Magazine
"Written with a storylike tone and style, the simple yet informative details of the Dall sheep's life are presented in a warm voice sure to please youngsters. . . Overall, a fine presentation."
— School Library Journal
"The photographs taken by Wayne Lynch are superb. Full page spreads are supplemented with smaller pictures balancing the text on the opposite page creating a visually pleasing arrangement."
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Librarian Reviews
Baby Mountain Sheep (Nature Babies)
In the Alaskan mountains, a baby sheep is born on the high cliffs, sheltered from predators and blowing snow. Follow it over the ensuing months as it starts to learn about life on the mountains and how to survive. Includes a “Did You Know?” section of interesting facts and an index.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2009.
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