Sign Of The Beaver

GIBBONS, DIANE K. Mammal Tracks And Sign Of The Northeast. University Press of New England, Hanover: 2003.

152 pages. A field guide to mammal tracks with detailed illustrations, concise useful information, and a key for identification. Mammal Tracks and Sign of the Northeast is a field guide for identifying the tracks of mammal species native to the region which extends from New England, New York, and Pennsylvania to eastern Canada. Simple to use and light and easy to carry in the field, the book contains the most important information that a tracker will needNincluding life-size illustrations of tracks and scat, gait patterns, trail width, species habitat, food sources, scat and urine information, breeding seasons, range maps, and special tracking tips for all thirty-seven species. A unique dichotomous key devised by the author allows trackers to identify even the most confusing track through a process of elimination. The charming, highly detailed, and to-scale pencil illustrations are indispensable aids to accurate identification. Mammal Tracks and Sign of the Northeast is an artistic and accurately rendered guide suitable for professional trackers, naturalists and wildlife professionals, outdoor educators, hunters, and amateurs alike. Covers Didelphidae Virginia Opossum, Soricidae Shrews, Leporidae Cottontail, Snowshoe Hare, Sciuridae Eastern Chipmunk, Woodchuck, Gray Squirrel, Red Squirrel, Flying Squirrel, Castoridae Beaver, Muridae Deer Mouse, White-Footed Mouse, Voles, Muskrat, Murinae Norway Rat, Zapodidae Meadow Jumping Mouse, Woodland Jumping Mouse, Erethizontidae Porcupine, Canidae Domestic Dog, Gray Wolf, Coyote, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Ursidae Black Bear, Procyonidae Raccoon, Mustelidae Weasels, Mink, Marten, Fisher, River Otter, Mephitidae Striped Skunk, Felidae Housecat, Bobcat, Lynx, Mountain Lion, Cervidae White-Tailed Deer, Elk, Wapiti, and Moose. Diane K. Gibbons is an accomplished naturalist and illustrator who has spent over twelve years studying wildlife tracking with some of the best trackers in the United States. She has a Masters of Science in Environmental Biology from Antioch New England Graduate School. Diane leads workshops in tracking, wilderness skills and nature awareness, and lives in southern New Hampshire with her husband Paul and their four dogs. Softcover. Brand new book.

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Speare, Elizabeth George. THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER. New York: Dell Publishing, 1984.
Reading copy only. Edge and corner wear, creases, light browning, scuffing, spine has small tears and about two inches of the bottom of spine is torn over - still intact, but fragile. ; A Newbery Honor Book. ; A Yearling Book; Trade PB; 8vo; 135 pages; From back cover: "Beware Indians! Wild animals! Strangers! Until the day his father returns to their cabin in the Maine wilderness twelve-year-old Matt must try to survive on his own. Although Matt is brave, he's not prepared for an attack by swarming bees, and he's astonished when he's rescued by an Indian chief and his grandson, Attean. As the boys come to know each other Attean learns to speak English while Matt becomes a skilled hunter. Though many months have passed, there's no sign of Matt's family. Then Attean asks Matt to join the Beaver tribe and move north. Should Matt abandon his hopes of ever seeing his family again and move on to a new life? " ! ! Book & Read on ! !. 0-440-47900-2.

Softcover, Fair/NONE.

[SW: Fiction Novel Juvenile Children Happy Reading Journey,]

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SPEARE, ELIZABETH GEORGE. The Sign of the Beaver. Yearling, July 1, 1994. ; weicher Einband / soft cover ISBN: 0-440-47900-2
When his father returns East to collect the rest of the family, 13-year- old Matt is left alone to guard his family's newly built homestead. One day, M att is brutally stung when he robs a bee tree for honey. He returns to cons ciousness to discover that his many stings have been treated by an old Nati ve American and his grandson. Matt offers his only book as thanks, but the old man instead asks Matt to teach his grandson Attean to read. Both boys a re suspicious, but Attean comes each day for his lesson. In the mornings, M att tries to entice Attean with tales from Robinson Crusoe, while in the af ternoons, Attean teaches Matt about wilderness survival and Native American culture. The boys become friends in spite of themselves, and their inevita ble parting is a moving tribute to the ability of shared experience to over come prejudice. The Sign of the Beaver was a Newbery Honor Book; author Eli zabeth Speare has also won the Newbery Medal twice, for The Witch of Blackb ird Pond and The Bronze Bow. (Ages 12 and older).

Paperback, Very Good.

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Speare, Elizabeth George: The Sign of the Beaver, 1994 New York Dell Yearling
0440479002

Softcover Very Good with no dust jacket Edition: Forty-Ninth Printing Softbound, light wear/soil, pgs clean/off-white; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 135 pages; Until the day his father returns to their cabin in the Maine wilderness, 12-year-old Matt must try to survive on his own. During an attack by swarming bees, Matt is astonished when he's rescued by an Indian chief and his grandson, Attean. As the boys come to know each other, many months pass without a sign of Matt's family. Then Attean asks Matt to join the Beaver tribe.

[SW: Fiction JUVENILE Native American]

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