This fascinating picture book tells the unique, quirky, and true story of how one man in Idaho saved 76 beavers from destroying a town by parachuting them into uninhabited wetlands.In 1948, the town of McCall, Idaho was growing rapidly. World War II was over, and the little town tucked away in the mountains began to boom. There was only one problem. As the town expanded, they found beavers everywhere. A beaver here, a beaver there, and it didnt take long to realize that humans and beavers werent great cohabitators. But one clever and resourceful Fish and Game Warden named Elmo Heter had an idea.Heter knew that the beavers were integral to the wetlands, so keeping the wellbeing of the beavers in mind he set out to find a way to relocate them. After a few failed attempts, he finally landed on a wild idea parachutes. Using a surplus of parachutes left over from WWII and creating a special box with air holes designed to pop open when it hit the ground, Heter devised a way to parachute the beavers into Idahos backcountry, an area that beavers hadnt inhabited in decades.Kirsten Tracys fascinating and playful nonfiction text pairs beautifully with Luisa Uribes detailed illustrations to bring this compelling true story to life.

Binding: Hardback;40 pages; Publisher: Random House USA Inc; Classification: YF; Weight: 630 g; Dimensions: 239 x 286 x 14

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