Canoe Country Wildlife

Canoe Country Wildlife

A Field Guide to the North Woods and Boundary Waters

Mark Stensaas

$16.95 paper
ISBN: 0-8166-4529-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-4529-9

Warblers, wolves, and whirligig beetles—the creatures of the canoe country wilderness come alive in Canoe Country Wildlife. In this read-aloud-treasure, "Sparky" Stensaas, naturalist and storyteller, intrigues you with his tales of encounters with the forest inhabitants—from tiny toads to majestic moose.

Canoe Country Wildlife, a friendly field guide, introduces you to the wildlife you are most likely to see as you travel in the North Woods. It describes these creatures and their habits accurately so you'll know where and when to look for them. Detailed line drawings illustrate each animal clearly so you'll recognize what you're seeing.

The book is filled with fascinating little-known facts: Did you know that wood frogs can freeze solid, only to live again? That loons can fly a hundred miles an hour? That chipmunks can carry seventy sunflower seeds in their cheeks?

Canoe Country Wildlife includes handy checklists to help you keep track of the critters you encounter, a calendar for you to record the natural events you witness, and activities—one for each animal—that will help both adults and children learn by discovery.

Carry Canoe Country Wildlife in your pack. Your trip will be more enjoyable and your memories will last forever. It's a great gift for anyone who loves the outdoors.

"Written for the curious naturalist in each of us, Canoe Country Wildlife takes readers a giant step beyond field guides. It's good reading before, during, and after a trip through canoe country." —Bunter Knowles, Naturalist

Mark "Sparky" Stensaas is a ranger with the National Park Service and has authored Canoe Country Flora. He has served as resident naturalist at Gooseberry Falls and Jay Cooke State Parks and at Wilderness Canoe Base on the edge of the Boundary Waters. He was chief hawk counter at Duluth's Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve. Sparky is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Duluth, where he majored in biology and minored in American Indian Studies. He lives in Duluth, Minnesota.

240 pages | 88 line illustrations | 1993

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Canoe Country Wildlife *A Field Guide to the North Woods and Boundary Waters* Mark Stensaas		$16.95 paper ISBN: 0-8166-4529-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-4529-9
Warblers, wolves, and whirligig beetles—the creatures of the canoe country wilderness come alive in Canoe Country Wildlife. In this read-aloud-treasure, "Sparky" Stensaas, naturalist and storyteller, intrigues you with his tales of encounters with the forest inhabitants—from tiny toads to majestic moose. Canoe Country Wildlife, a friendly field guide, introduces you to the wildlife you are most likely to see as you travel in the North Woods. It describes these creatures and their habits accurately so you'll know where and when to look for them. Detailed line drawings illustrate each animal clearly so you'll recognize what you're seeing. The book is filled with fascinating little-known facts: Did you know that wood frogs can freeze solid, only to live again? That loons can fly a hundred miles an hour? That chipmunks can carry seventy sunflower seeds in their cheeks? Canoe Country Wildlife includes handy checklists to help you keep track of the critters you encounter, a calendar for you to record the natural events you witness, and activities—one for each animal—that will help both adults and children learn by discovery. Carry Canoe Country Wildlife in your pack. Your trip will be more enjoyable and your memories will last forever. It's a great gift for anyone who loves the outdoors. "Written for the curious naturalist in each of us, Canoe Country Wildlife takes readers a giant step beyond field guides. It's good reading before, during, and after a trip through canoe country." —Bunter Knowles, Naturalist Mark "Sparky" Stensaas is a ranger with the National Park Service and has authored Canoe Country Flora. He has served as resident naturalist at Gooseberry Falls and Jay Cooke State Parks and at Wilderness Canoe Base on the edge of the Boundary Waters. He was chief hawk counter at Duluth's Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve. Sparky is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Duluth, where he majored in biology and minored in American Indian Studies. He lives in Duluth, Minnesota. 240 pages \| 88 line illustrations \| 1993