Bison

Bison            Cherie Winner

Bison are big and you’re sure to see them in Yellowstone. Find out how bison are the largest land animal in North America, have good hearing and sense of smell, but don’t see well, live in herds, and are fierce fighters. (Illustrated chapter book)

Here they are "up close and personal"!

Yellowstone National Park - Born Wild

Born Wild in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks     Henry H. Holdsworth

Fabulous photos of young animals in Yellowstone National Park – bison calves rubbing noses, fuzzy brown moose calf, foxes playing, grizzly cubs following their mom, mule deer fawns in the meadows, and more. (Picture book)

Long hike today - partially in the snow! 
Check out the views .................

Yellowstone Day Hikes

A Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes          Roger Anderson, Carol Shively Anderson

This is our favorite guidebook for day hikes in Yellowstone. Each hike has the level of difficulty distance, trail directions, and detailed notes about plants and animals, geology, and observations by early explorers. (Guidebook)

I must have hiked for miles today!  Maybe I will be ready for a 5K when I return.  Here is Steamboat Hot Spring. Awesome!

Yellowstone National Park

Well, I am here!  Yes, in Montana!  A visit to this incredible place has always been on my "list" of things to do and here I am!  Each day I will try to post a book about one of nature's wonders for you to enjoy with me.

Yellowstone National Park        by       David PetersenFun facts about Yellowstone National Park – geysers, fumaroles, mud pots and hot springs, petrified forests, wildlife (bison, pronghorn, elk, wolves), lakes and waterfalls, Indians and explorers. (Easy reader)

Here is a picture of the view from the deck of the house we are staying in.  Breathtaking!

Yellowstone National Park

I leave for vacation in less than 24 hours, can't wait to see this beautiful place with my own eyes.  Follow the journey with me through these books. Going to Yellowstone by Peter and Connie Roop All about Yellowstone, starting with the geology (shaped by volcanoes and glaciers), Native Americans who lived here year-round, explorers in this “land of wonders,” thermal features, landmarks (Old Faithful, Mammoth Hot Springs, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone), fires and wildlife. Good for older kids. (Illustrated chapter book)

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

Blueberries for Sal

Taken from Children's Books - In 1949, this charming book was designated a Caldecott Honor Book. The two human characters in the story, little Sal and her mother, are said to be based on Robert McCloskey's wife, Margaret, and daughter, Sarah. When Sal and her mother climb Blueberry Hill to pick blueberries another mother and "child," a bear and her cub, are climbing up the other side of the hill to pick blueberries. The story of how "Little Bear and Little Sal's mother and Little Sal and Little Bear's mother were all mixed up with each other among the blueberries on Blueberry Hill" contains the perfect blend of humor and suspense for young children. McCloskey's black and white illustrations are full of movement and life.
A great story for sequence and characters.

Here's a pic of my blueberries for tasting.  Happy summer!

Mysteries in Yellowstone

The Land of Curiosities
Adventures in Yellowstone, 1871 - 1872
Lost in Yellowstone, 1872 - 1873
Deanna Neil

Adventures of James and his sister Alice in Yellowstone – uncovering a plot to kill off the buffalo herds, surviving in the wilderness alone, learning the ways of the Shoshone, and exploring the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. (Illustrated chapter book)