A mildly anthropomorphized beaver wanders into a valley and starts changing his environment immediately. As he builds a dam, is joined by other beavers and starts a family, and works throughout the seasons, other animals begin to gather - including otters.
The otters are not friends, but they’re not enemies either. They benefit from the beavers’ pond, sometimes damaging their structures, but the beavers patiently rebuild. Cheerful watercolors show the animals’ behavior throughout the seasons.
This title is from Dawn Publications and includes a plethora of information and back matter, explaining how beavers and otters demonstrate a commensal relationship and including both STEM and social-emotional learning activities.
Verdict: This would be an excellent choice for a school library and I would also recommend it for public libraries that want to focus on STEM and SEL and support homeschool and classroom studies.
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