Prairie Dogs - Hardcover

Bernhard, Emery

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152012869 ISBN 13: 9780152012861

Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books, 1997

Synopsis

An examination of the life of the prairie dog, an essential creature in an endangered environment includes its habitat, life cycle, food foraging, association and cooperation with other members of the species, and its relationship with humans.

About this title

About the Author

Emery Bernhard has created numerous fiction and nonfiction books for children, including The Way of the Willow Branch.
 

Reviews

Grade 2-3?This picture book gives a balanced and thoughtful portrayal of this rodent. Focusing on the black-tailed prairie dog, a species once common in the western part of the United States, the book describes the animal's life cycle at length, including defense systems, mating cycles, and feeding habits, as well as its role in the ecosystem of the grasslands. Bernhard goes on to discuss how the prairie dog's reputation as a pest began, and what is being done to save it from extinction. This is a solid and well-written introduction, with added appeal in the gouache drawings of these creatures going about their typical activities in a natural setting. Other indigenous species are included, such as the black-footed ferret, which may take shelter in the prairie dogs' burrows, with cutaway pictures of the burrows on the endpapers. Libraries looking for volumes to flesh out nature study collections, especially those focusing on threatened species, should find this a welcome addition.?Melissa Hudak, Northern Illinois Medical Center, McHenry, IL
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Edition details

• Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152012869
• ISBN 13: 9780152012861
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Bernhard Durga
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40