Alaska Wildlife: Through the Season

Tom Walker

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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.

Book Details

Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Publish Date: Sep 28th, 2015
Pages: 128
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.90in - 7.80in - 0.50in - 1.00lb
EAN: 9781594859823
Categories: • United States - West - Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)• Pictorials (see also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regio• Animals - Wildlife

About the Author

Walker, Tom: - Tom 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