{"product_id":"when-beavers-flew-an-incredible-true-story-of-rescue-and-relocation-hardcover","title":"When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristen Tracy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLuisa Uribe\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis fascinating picture book tells the unique, quirky, and true story of how one man in Idaho saved 76 beavers from destroying a town by parachuting them into uninhabited wetlands.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1948, the town of McCall, Idaho was growing rapidly. World War II was over, and the little town tucked away in the mountains began to boom. There was only one problem. As the town expanded, they found beavers \u003ci\u003eeverywhere\u003c\/i\u003e. A beaver here, a beaver there, and it didn't take long to realize that humans and beavers weren't great cohabitators. But one clever and resourceful Fish and Game Warden named Elmo Heter had an idea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeter knew that the beavers were integral to the wetlands, so keeping the well-being of the beavers in mind he set out to find a way to relocate them. After a few failed attempts, he finally landed on a wild idea... parachutes. Using a surplus of parachutes left over from WWII and creating a special box with air holes designed to pop open when it hit the ground, Heter devised a way to parachute the beavers into Idaho's backcountry, an area that beavers hadn't inhabited in decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKirsten Tracy's fascinating and playful nonfiction text pairs beautifully with Luisa Uribe's detailed illustrations to bring this compelling true story to life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristen 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 \u003ci\u003eLost It\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCamille McPhee Fell Under the Bus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHung Up\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eProject Unpopular\u003c\/i\u003e. She won the Emily Dickinson First Book Award from the Poetry Foundation for her collection \u003ci\u003eHalf-Hazard\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuisa Uribe is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eAreli is a Dreamer\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a best book of the year from \u003ci\u003eKirkus, 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. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Bogotá, Colombia, with her partner and two cats.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 11.06 x 9.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47371644305586,"sku":"9780593647523","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1eb5ac8374b70e7ca4bfd2e1d848d561_081aa073-bbc0-488d-891d-1e5d55213c37.webp?v=1777632912","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/when-beavers-flew-an-incredible-true-story-of-rescue-and-relocation-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}