An exciting look at the habitats, threats, life cycle and food chain of the moose. Follow a moose calf as it takes its first steps on an exciting journey through life in the northern forests. Join the young moose as it learns how to find the most tender leaves to eat, swim deep underwater and establish a home patch of its own. Meet some of the other animals that share the moose's woodland habitat. Find out about the threats facing the moose and what can be done to protect this powerful creature. Includes an animal map, locator map, life cycle summary, 'unusual fact' boxes, topic web and further information.

 

This book is part of a book series called Natural World .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Hachette Children's Group .

Michael Leach is a natural history author, photographer and television cameraman specialising in mammals, both common and rare. He has written over 24 wildlife books and has filmed natural history programmes for a number of television companies, including the BBC. In the past few years he has studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda, orangutans in Borneo and otters in Britain.