Author: Jim ArnoskyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780792276920
Category : Beavers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A beaver and a moose share a pond, each thinking that the body of water belongs to him.
Beaver Pond, Moose Pond
Author: Jim ArnoskyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780792276920
Category : Beavers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A beaver and a moose share a pond, each thinking that the body of water belongs to him.
The Beaver Pond
Author: Alvin TresseltTrouble at the Beaver Pond
Author: Dorothy WoodPublisher: Celebration Press (NJ)
ISBN: 9780673779489
Category : Readers (Primary)
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
The Beavers of Popple's Pond
Author: Patti SmithPublisher:
ISBN: 9780989310444
Category : Beavers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tucked away in a remote stream valley in Vermont, a dynasty of beavers has nearly completed the restoration of the meadows and ponds that adorned this stream in the days before the beavers of a continent were turned into top hats. Willow, Popple, and their progeny begin the night's work of dam repair, scent marking, tree felling until a soft call alerts them to the arrival of the strange honorary member of their clan, this book's author, Patti Smith. They scramble ashore and poke eagerly about her feet as she prepares to picnic and to record the events that transpire on the shores of Popple's Pond. Through the seasons, and through the years, these records-transformed into interwoven vignettes-invite the reader to enter the world of the beavers and the other inhabitants of the wetlands. Meet Terrible Jack the lonely moose, Henri the civilized goose, and the myriad small creatures that populate the night forest. The author, a native of this landscape, brings a naturalist's eye and a compassionate voice to these stories. After three years with the beavers, readers are invited to accompany the author to other worlds where different characters await. Keep this book wherever you have a moment for a short adventure- to follow the trail of a bear cub through the moonlight, enter the low-roofed world of the snowshoe hare, or to stand in the midst of a melee of migrating amphibians. These stories offer respite to those wearied by the barrage of bad news, and a chance to reconnect with the nature that perseveres around us.
What Goes on inside a Beaver Pond?
Author: Becky Cushing GopPublisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 163586528X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Dive into the fascinating world of beavers—the swimmers, builders, and engineers of the animal kingdom! What Goes on inside a Beaver Pond? takes kids ages 8 to 10 on a journey through a year in the life of a young beaver (called a "kit"). This is an exciting year as the young beaver leaves her family lodge and moves throughout the Yokun Brook waterways, seeking a new home for herself. Throughout the seasons, vibrant illustrations and descriptions reveal the hidden inner-workings of a beaver lodge, how beavers fell trees with their teeth and create a wetland habitat, how they collect food and ward off predators, and what daily life is like within a beaver colony. Educational side panels enhance the story with details about beaver behavior and anatomy, as well as information about what other animal inhabitants of the pond are up to throughout the year. Author Becky Cushing Gop is an environmental educator and director of Mass Audubon’s Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary where the story takes place. Nature illustrator Carrie Shryock’s lively and charming graphics bring the young beaver’s story to life for nature-curious kids.
A Year at a Beaver Pond
Author: Al CornellPublisher: Bookbaby
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A beaver pond, that had gone undetected because of the tall wetland vegetation, became visible after a late winter snowfall flattened that vegetation. It had been built the previous summer and fall. Sally and I were driving down the road a mile from our house when we observed it and watched a bald eagle go into a sudden stoop toward a wood duck. The frightened duck shot down over the dam and escaped downstream. A few days later, I entered a small blind on the edge of the pond 45 minutes before sunrise. That quickly grew from a session to an obsession and then to "A Year at a Beaver Pond." Dozens of pages of field notes and thousands of photos provided the foundation for a story. With this book, you too can sit by the dam and envision what transpires at that tenth of an acre pond. Though small, that mini ecosystem adds dramatically to the adjacent habitat. In the sediment beneath the pond, a myriad of insect larvae feed on deposited organic matter. Most of them, at some stage in their metamorphosis, become food for fish, birds, raccoons, or larger insects. In turn, fish become food for larger fish, birds, and mammals. This book is the product of observing insects, toads, and trout along with 61 species of birds and nine species of mammals that were drawn to the footprint of the pond. By the footprint, I mean the pond, the dam, and the vegetation growing at the immediate edge of the pond. Otter were elusive until one finally decided to frolic in the magical early morning light. A beaver even used a rock for a dam repair. Warblers, swallows, flycatchers, and waxwings fed on insects from tiny moth flies to long-legged craneflies. The trout feeding activity peaked when dozens were jumping during the midge hatch. A raccoon brought her young ones to sift through the sediments for edible morsels. Sandpipers and snipe probed the shallow water and the mudflats for earthworms and larvae. When mudflats were exposed, mink, a cottontail, and many birds used them for travel and feeding. The little remnant willow near the blind was searched by small birds, used as a landing spot by those feeding on flighted insects, and used by kingfishers and herons that fed on trout. Jewelweed, blooming on the dam, enticed hummingbirds and bumblebees. The ecological wonder of beaver ponds helps establish a sense of the value of beavers. By gradually overcoming the bias that they are just a nuisance, perhaps at some point, we will be able to tolerate half of the population that inhabited this continent before the massive fur harvest decimated them.
Public Documents of the State of Maine; Being the Reports of the Various Public Officers and Departments
Author: MaineThe Sculptor of Beaver Pond
Author: Jeff KalletPublisher:
ISBN: 9780769603797
Category : Beavers
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
At Paddy the Beaver's Pond
Author: Thornton Waldo BurgessPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: Maine. State Water Storage CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
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