The Nature Kid's Guide to Mountain Goats: A Level 2 Reader for Curious Young Kids Who Love Mountain Goats! - Paperback

by David Anderson (Author)

Clack! White hooves strike bare rock on the edge of a cliff. A shaggy shape climbs higher into the clouds. It's a mountain goat!

If your child has ever wondered what kind of animal can walk on a ledge two inches wide or survive 50-below-zero winters on an exposed mountainside, this book has the answers.

"The Nature Kid's Guide to Mountain Goats" is packed with jaw-dropping facts for curious kids ages 7 to 12. How do their hooves grip rock like rubber sneakers? Why do they lick rocks for a snack? And how can a newborn kid stand and climb a cliff just minutes after being born?

Your child will discover that mountain goats can leap 12 feet in a single bound, climb 1,500 feet in 20 minutes, and live on peaks over 13,000 feet high where winds blast at 100 miles per hour. They'll learn how nanny goats lead their herds to safety, how billies crash horns and lose 50 pounds during mating season, and why avalanches are a bigger threat than any predator. From their two-layer fur coats to the scent glands near their horns that leave secret messages on rocks -- these cliff-dwellers are built for a world most animals could never survive.

A book for kids who love tough animals and the wild places they call home.

Steep cliffs... icy winds... your child will never look at a mountaintop the same way again.

Thousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kid's Guide series. Your child's next favorite animal is waiting.