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Text and photographs describe the physical characteristics and habits of the beaver and illustrate the beneficial effects of his work on the environment that he inhabits.
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Grade 4-6 For the most part, Ryden repeats the success that she had with Bobcat (1983) and America's Bald Eagle (1985, both Putnam). Her verbal pictures of beavers are enlightening, and many cases, endearing. Her image of the residents of a beaver lodge in midwinter, ``talking'' to each other in soft murmurs in the interior darkness, presents more clearly than the sharpest photographs how some native American tribes could believe beavers to be `little people.'' Her observations also dispel the mental pictures painted by the phrase ``busy as a beaver.'' Slow and steady does it, with plenty of breaks for dining, socializing, and grooming. It is here that a discrepancy creeps in. Ryden states that a beaver grooms and ``waterproofs'' his fur with ``oil. . .secreted from two glands located on each side of his mouth.'' Every other source consulted about grooming oil stated that the glands are anal glands with openings into the cloaca. The book is accompanied by many black-and-white photographs, mostly excellent, but at least one showing strong signs of retouching. Nevertheless, do send readers to Ryden's book for an interesting look at a mammal who, like man, sees the world as it is and changes it to suit himself. Patricia Manning, Eastchester Public Library, N.Y.
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The Beaver
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G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1986
ISBN 10: 0399213643
ISBN 13: 9780399213649
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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Gregory Wenzel (illustration on page 35) (illustrator). First Impression. This hardcover edition is an ex-library copy, evident from the library stickers and stamps. The dust jacket is intact but shows signs of wear, particularly along the edges. The binding remains firm, and the pages are clean, making it suitable for continued educational use or collection. Worn with some edge wear and library markings. Seller Inventory # A28-B4-CIZ-0778
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The Beaver
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Putnam Juvenile, 1986
ISBN 10: 0399213643
ISBN 13: 9780399213649
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Former library with few markings/date due pocket removed from back/mylar cover/pages clean and tight/G-the way shelf/box 4. Seller Inventory # 060126-2