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Overview"More than 150 stunning images, featuring the ""Big Five"" caribou, Dall sheep, grizzly, moose, and wolf Both an educational overview and a tourist-oriented gift book Includes all of Alaska's iconic wildlife species From grizzlies, Dall sheep, and the elusive wolverine to bald eagles and the common ground squirrel, photographer Tom Walker displays birds, mammals, and more from work that spans four decades. This is a ""Best of"" collection from a celebrated Alaskan writer and photographer. Captions focus on factual natural history interpretation; for example: ""An Arctic ground squirrel's body temperature can drop below 32 degrees F without its tissues actually freezing. Hibernating squirrels are the 'coldest mammal alive.' Their heart rates drop from 200 beats-per-minute to 2 bpm with a pulse every 30 seconds."" This new gift book is seasonally organized, revealing the wondrous Alaska landscape and the activities and behavior of a variety of species during spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Park visitors, families, classrooms, and readers of all ages will delight in the range of beautiful images and learn what is happening in Alaska's natural world throughout the year." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tom Walker , Trinity College Dublin Tom Walker (Ussher Assistant Professor in Irish Writing)Publisher: Mountaineers Books Imprint: Mountaineers Books Dimensions: Width: 19.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.10cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781594859823ISBN 10: 1594859825 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 28 September 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTom Walker has lived in Alaska for fifty years and is the author of more than a dozen books centered on his adopted home. A freelance photographer and writer, his work has been published in Alaska Magazine, Field and Stream, Readers' Digest, Newsweek, Audubon, Sierra, and many other regional and national publications. Tom lives in Denali Park. Visit him online at TomWalkerPhotography.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |