Who Pooped on the Colorado Plateau?: Scat and Tracks for Kids (Who Pooped in the Park?) - Softcover

Robson, Gary D

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560374306 ISBN 13: 9781560374305

Publisher: Farcountry Press, 2008

Synopsis

Designed to educate and entertain, this charming tale of Michael, Emily, and their family explores the scat and tracks of the Colorado Plateau that covers parts of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.Little Michael is terrified of wild animals, especially mountain lions. His sister Emily enjoys tormenting her little brother. Wildlife can be elusive, and both are disappointed when, at first, they don't encounter many animals in the park. The kids quickly learn, however, that there are animals all around, and these creatures leave behind scat and tracks. Before long, the kids are able to distinguish antelope ground squirrel tracks from mountain lion tracks and coyote scat from desert cottontail scat.Wildlife facts are featured in "The Straight Poop" boxes. Colorful illustrations of animals and their scat and tracks supplement this lively tale, and a quick-reference chart at the back will make field identification a breeze!

About this title

About the Author:

Gary Robson lives on a ranch near Yellowstone National Park in Montana. This is his seventeenth book. He received his teaching credential in 1987 and has taught in California and Montana colleges. He is an expert in closed captioning technology for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. He and his wife own an independent bookstore in Red Lodge, Montana.

From the Inside Flap:

Watch where you step! Sometimes the animals in the Colorado Plateau are hard to find but you can almost always find their poop! Come along with Michael, Emily, and their family as they find poop (scat) and footprints (tracks) and discover which animal made them!

An ideal tool for teaching young children about animal behavior, diet, and scat and tracks identification the perfect companion for in the car or in the field on your next trip to the Colorado Plateau of Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

Fun illustrations of the animals and their scat and tracks supplement the charming story, and a quick-reference chart at the back makes field identification a breeze!

For children ages 5 to 8

Colorful illustrations

Scat and track identification chart in the back

Featured animals: desert cottontail, black-tailed jackrabbit, mule deer, porcupine, antelope, ground squirrel, coyote, mountain lion, gray fox, gopher snake, golden eagle

About this edition

• Publisher: Farcountry Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1560374306
• ISBN 13: 9781560374305
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Rath Robert