Description: An elegant and lively depiction of nine animals spending a spring day on Beetle Rock, a large expanse of granite in Sequoia National Park, One Day on Beetle Rock is a classic of American nature writing. Drawing on seven years of close observation and inspired by the work of natural scientists, Sally Carrighar wrote with exquisite detail, bringing readers to an exhilarating consciousness of the search for food and a safe place to sleep, the relationship between prey and predator, the marvelous skills and adaptations of nature.
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Location: Barton, Vermont
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Book Title: One Day on Beetle Rock
Book Series: Historical
Original Language: English
Item Length: 9 in
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Format: Hardcover, Dust Jacket, 7th Printing 1948
Language: English
Item Height: 11 in
Personalized: No
Features: Travel Writing, Illustrated, Hardcover, Dust Jacket
Topic: Ten stories of life in an animal community in the High Sierra
Item Width: 2 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Alfred Knopf
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: 7th printing
Publication Year: 1948
Type: Autobiographical and historical stories
Literary Movement: Travel Writing with a focus on the natural world
Era: 1940s
Illustrator: Yes
Author: Sally Carrighar
Genre: An animal microcosm in the High Sierra
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 20 oz
Number of Pages: 195
