A Beaver Tale: The Castors of Conners Creek

by Gerald Wykes and Author Gerald Wykes

For young readers, an engaging and beautifully illustrated story about the return of beavers to the Detroit River.

When Detroit was settled over three hundred years ago, beavers (then known by the French name "castors") were one of the most numerous and important animals in North America. Yet the aggressive beaver pelt trade in Detroit and elsewhere decimated the animal's population, and the region's remaining beavers were unable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814341810
• ISBN13: 9780814341810
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.7" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5