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In this book, kids will learn how Muskoxen raise their babies, what they eat and how they forage, where they can be found, and other interesting information, like the many fascinating adaptations they exhibit that allow them to live in colder habitats than most other animals!
List of contents
Table of Contents
2 The Muskox
4 Range
6 Skeleton
10 Diet
12 Babies
14 Predators
16 Defense
18 Withstanding the Cold
20 Fun Facts
21 Traditional Uses
About the author
Allen Niptanatiak is a hunter and trapper from Kugluktuk, Nunavut. Kagan McLeod has been illustrating for magazines, newspapers, and design firms since 1999, after graduating from Sheridan College's illustration program. He began work as a staff artist for Canada's National Post newspaper, and has had illustration work published recently in Entertainment Weekly, Reader's Digest, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications. He lives in Toronto with his wife, two daughters, and a hound dog.
Kagan McLeod has been illustrating for magazines, newspapers, and design firms since 1999, after graduating from Sheridan College's illustration program. He began work as a staff artist for the National Post newspaper, and has had illustration work published recently in Entertainment Weekly, Reader's Digest, The Walrus, The Wall Street Journal, Toronto Life, The Boston Globe, and Popular Mechanics. His first graphic novel, Infinite Kung-Fu, was published in 2012. He lives in Toronto with his wife, two daughters, and a hound dog.
Summary
In this book, kids will learn how Muskoxen raise their babies, what they eat and how they forage, where they can be found, and other interesting information, like the many fascinating adaptations they exhibit that allow them to live in colder habitats than most other animals!
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“The author, a Nunavut hunter and trapper, knows the animal well and shares his knowledge . . . . The illustrator is award-winning and a contributor to a First Nations comic anthology, Moonshot. His images add setting, perspective and further information. Their skills seem perfectly matched to present the facts related.”—Sal's Fiction Addiction
