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Being Caribou
Five Months on Foot with a Caribou Herd
By Heuer, Karsten
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80279-565-6
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Walker, 2007.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2007
Gr 4-7 This is an adaptation of an adult title by the same name (Mountaineers, 2005). Heuer recounts in short chapters of text and handsome color photographs a venture with his wife to follow on foot a herd of female caribou on their summer trek to their Arctic birthing grounds. He provides some impressive views of the terrain and the enormous numbers of traveling caribou, yet his account is a sketchy overview interspersed with bits of intriguing detail. I...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Park ranger and wildlife biologist Heuer and his wife follow a caribou herd as it migrates to its calving grounds. They observe t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
