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When beavers flew : an incredible true story of rescue and relocation  Cover Image Book Book

When beavers flew : an incredible true story of rescue and relocation / Kristen Tracy & Luisa Uribe.

Tracy, Kristen, 1972- (Author). Uribe, Luisa. (Added Author).

Summary:

"This fascinating picture book tells the unique, quirky, and true story of how Elmo Heter saved 76 beavers from destroying a town in Idaho by parachuting them into uninhabited wetlands"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593647523 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Studio, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Beavers > Idaho > Juvenile literature.
Wildlife relocation > Idaho > Juvenile literature.
Beavers > Conservation > Idaho > Juvenile literature.
Beavers > Ecology > Idaho > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Picture books.

Available copies

  • 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch J 599.37 Tra 31681030080790 JNONFIC Checked out 02/05/2026

Kristen Tracy grew up in a tiny town in Idaho near Yellowstone Park surrounded by untamed and fascinating animals.  She is a poet and YA author and has recently started writing picture books. Her debut picture book A Cub Story was published in 2021. Kristen Tracy young adult novels include Lost It, Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus, Hung Up, and Project Unpopular. She won the Emily Dickinson First Book Award from the Poetry Foundation for her collection Half-Hazard.

Luisa Uribe is the illustrator of Areli is a Dreamer, which was named a best book of the year from Kirkus, NYPL and Booklist, and My Brother is Away that received three starred reviews and was a Charlotte Huck honor book and a Charlotte Zolotow honor book. She lives in Bogotá, Colombia, with her partner and two cats.


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