6/26/2023 0 Comments Bats in Trouble by Pamela McDowell![]() ![]() She devises a scheme to trap the real culprit. Cricket, knowing that cougar relocation can be fatal, wants to ensure continued, occasional village visits by a family of tracked cougars. The compelling plot twist: Anxious villagers are accusing cougars of a series of large-mammal crimes. The nine chapters and epilogue are accessible, entertaining, and empowering for young naturalists. Overall, the dialogue is more natural than in Salamander Rescue (2016), if equally packed with information. It even clarifies one statistic as specifically Canadian. However, McDowell’s books about Cricket typically favor facts about wildlife above all else, and, also typically, this one does not disappoint. It’s odd, then, that the warden’s children proceed to wander the village. After Cricket’s dad informs kids about some cougar facts, Principal Singh gives students a rare week off from school. A cougar has been seen in their village, which is located inside Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Her father, Warden McKay, proves her right when he shows up at her school, giving an emergency presentation about cougars. ![]() When Cricket and her friend Shilo notice a foul smell coming from piled-up snow and branches under a bush, Cricket suspects that a cougar has hidden its dinner. Through the investigations of young Cricket and her friends, readers learn how to distinguish evidence of a cougar from other animals-and are briefed on cougar conservation and monitoring. ![]()
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