Crinkleroot's Guide to Animal Tracking [Hardcover]

Jim Arnosky (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up

Explains how to find and understand the signs made by animals around water, in the woods, and in the snow.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5-- Arnosky has revised his Crinkleroot's Book of Animal Tracks and Wildlife Signs (Putnam, 1979; o.p.) in a slightly larger format, with revised text. Crinkleroot--a curious old codger with a long white beard and hiking stick--provides young readers with clear, accurate information on some habits of wildlife common to the northeastern United States. His short discourses are accompanied by precisely-drawn illustrations showing the tracks of each animal or bird. Each creature's habitats and unusual habits are included, as well. The text in this new edition has been somewhat condensed, and, in the process, some interesting material has been removed (i.e., the otter's diet). The inclusion of a table of contents, an index, and numbered pages, however, makes the revision more accessible. The illustrations, except for the one on the cover, are unchanged, but some have been colored (the original was illustrated in black line tinted with gray and brown). In several illustrations in which a blue tint is used to highlight various black-line tracks in snow scenes, the printing of the color is a bit off, making recognition of the tracks more difficult than in the black-line originals. In short, this attractive new edition, although a worthy addition to most collections, need not replace the earlier one. Other books on animal tracking are Millicent Selsam's How to Be a Nature Detective (Harper, 1966), a brief introduction to tracking aimed at a younger audience, and David Webster's Track Watching (Watts, 1972; o.p.) for upper grade readers. --Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, Ohio
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher

JIM ARNOSKY is known for his ability to broaden nature awareness. He has written and illustrated five ALA Notable Books, including Flies in the Water, Fish in the Air; Secrets of a Wildlife Watcher; Drawing Life in Motion; and Sketching Outdoors in Spring. He brings viewers his approach to nature, seeing, and art by starring in a PBS television series based on his ALA Notable, Christopher-Awardwinning book Drawing from Nature.

When he read that the nineteenth century naturalist John Burroughs used to find the wildflower crinkleroot growing along his native Catskill streams, Jim Arnosky went out to find it for himself. The experience inspired the creation of the forest-dwelling Crinkleroot.

Bradbury Press has also published the first book of Crinkleroot's adventures, I Was Born in a Tree and Raised by Bees.

Jim Arnosky and his family live in northern Vermont.

Can you find the signs that tell about raccoons, deer, rabbits, foxes, otters, and other animals in the wild?

Crinkleroot can -- and he's eager to share his secrets!

His lively introduction to the art of animal tracking is packed with solid, useful information-- including his own wildlife charts.

Why, Crinkleroot even knows how to find an owl in the daytime -- and he wants you to be able to find one, too.

Happy tracking.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (March 31, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0027058514
• ISBN-13: 978-0027058512
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,269,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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