The Nature Kid's Guide to Bighorn Sheep

Crack! Two rams back up, charge, and smash their huge curling horns together. The sound echoes for miles across the mountain. It's bighorn sheep!If your child loves animals that live in wild, hard-to-reach places, bighorn sheep are the ultimate mountain climbers. These incredible animals run up cliffs that would make most people dizzy, leap 20-foot gaps between rocks, and land on ledges barely wider than a thumb."The Nature Kid's Guide to Bighorn Sheep" is written for curious kids ages 7-12 who want to know how these tough sheep survive on the steepest slopes in North America. Why do rams crash their heads together at 40 miles per hour? How can their hooves grip rock like sticky rubber? What makes a ram's horns weigh more than a car tire? Your child will uncover the answers and want to share them at dinner.Short sentences and fascinating details make every page easy to read and hard to put down. Your child will discover sheep with double-layered skulls built like helmets, babies that can climb dangerous cliffs at just two days old, and herds that follow the same mountain paths their ancestors used for generations.A book for kids who love tough animals and high places.Bighorn sheep live up to 14,000 feet where the air is thin and the drops are steep. Mothers protect their lambs by stomping and charging at predators. Rams grow horns over three feet long that never stop growing. From nearly disappearing to bouncing back to 70,000 strong, these sheep prove that life on the edge is possible.Thousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kids Guide series. Your child's next favorite animal is waiting.