Books with title Mountain Mammals

Young readers explore the earths high altitudes to learn about the fascinating mammals and birds specially suited for these harsh biomes. From favorites like the panda and llama to stranger animals such as the ibex, Mountain Animals includes a beautiful photo of each animal alongside a simple paragraph of descriptive text, as well as more detailed icon-linked text covering diet, biome, size, animal group, and an interesting fact, resulting in fantastic multilayered reading.

Here are a pair of books about endangered creatures and the conditions that threaten their existence. In each book. brief essays introduce 10 animals, from the well-known gray wolf to the Mount Graham red squirrel, from the tiny salt marsh harvest mouse of California to the humpback whale. Turbak adopts a kid friendly tone. Watercolor, ink and colored pencil illustrations endear the animals to young readers.