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Teenage Meg
has a way with horses, and would like nothing better than to spend
her summer at Mustang Mountain, but she's stuck with a pesky ten-year
old and her friend Thomas is out in the wilderness, trying to save
the wild horses. A super horse story, set in the Canadian Rockies.
(Chapter book)
For more adventures
of Meg, Becky, and Alison with phantom horses, rodeos, and wild
mustangs, check out: Night
Horse, Rodeo
Horse, Brave
Horse.
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Before
you spot a bear up close, find out about the habits of black bears
and grizzlies what they eat (honey and fruit, plants
and leaves, fish, deer), how fast they can run (up to 30mph),
natural predators (none). (Picture book)
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Fun facts about
these fascinating animals. A moose is really just the largest deer,
elk make lots of squealing and grunting noises, mule deer hop with
stiff legs like a rabbit. Also, how to identify moose, mule deer,
caribou and elk tracks. (Picture book)
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Eagles
Deborah Hodge, Nancy Gray Ogle
Get
out your binoculars to get a better look at the magnificent Bald
and Golden Eagles that live in the Canadian Rockies. How eagles
fly, what eagles eat (favorite food is rabbits), where eagles nest,
how baby eagles protect themselves, and tips for eagle watching.
(Picture book)
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Beavers
Deborah Hodge, Pat Stephens
At dawn or dusk,
look for beavers building their stick-and-mud dams and lodges in
the streams and ponds in the Canadian Rockies. Read about what beavers
eat, how they move through the water, build dams and lodges, and
how to spot them. (Picture book)
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(More children's
books on other Alberta pages) |