The White-Footed Mouse by Bert Dodson,Willem Lange PDF

A boy is certain he has the world's most sensible father, an outdoorsman who indicates him the hiding locations of ground-nesting birds and teaches him to paddle a canoe and deal with a rifle safely.  by no means element your gun at something you do not intend to shoot, his father tells him, and do not kill whatever you do not intend to devour. while he is 8 years outdated, he's ultimately allowed to visit looking camp together with his father. They climb via darkish woods to the icy-cold camp, the place Dad begins a hearth within the range. a couple of minutes later, a tiny, shivering white-footed mouse emerges from his nest to proportion the heat of the stovepipe. The boy feeds him a bit cheese and sees that the mouse trusts him. Later, whilst his father starts off to bait a mouse catch, the boy wittily  reminds his Dad of the lesson he had taught him.

The White-Footed Mouse is Willem Lange's and Bert Dodson's most up-to-date collaboration, a delightfully illustrated parable for enthusiasts of nature and the good outdoor and for children who are looking to continue their Dads in line.

Willem Lange is a short-story author, columnist, commentator, and host on Vermont Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Television.This is his 3rd kid's booklet with Bert Dodson. He lives along with his spouse in East Montpelier, Vermont.

Bert Dodson is the writer and illustrator of the best-selling learn-to-draw classic Keys to Drawing as good because the illustrator of over eighty kid's books together with a prior one with Willem Lang.  He has additionally co-written The approach lifestyles Works with famous biologist Mahlon Hoagland.  He lives in Bradford, Vermont.

Advance Praise

When i used to be a 15-year-old child, Will arrived in our tiny Adirondack Mountain city. It used to be the start of a permanent and profound friendship. Over fifty years we've got paddled, climbed, hunted, and fished jointly, and listened to one another. This tale is Will at his top: a guy, a boy, and a mouse in a camp jointly, a young tale of appreciate and taking good care of each other within the most vital ways.--Baird Edmonds, retired dressmaker, contractor and outdoorsman  

What a superb and wonderfully illustrated story!  A father teaches his son approximately nature and ethics, and the son then supplies his father a lesson. Willem Lange is a grasp storyteller and The White-Footed Mouse is one in all his best. Beautifully written and wonderfully illustrated, the tale has classes for us all.  even though written for formative years, it really is person who each dad or mum and grandparent will treasure. it is destined to turn into a vintage that destiny generations will take pleasure in and examine from.--Gary Moore, syndicated columnist, broadcaster and previous Vermont Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife