The Animals of Grandfather Mountain: An Animal Caretaker's Tales

by L. L. Mitchell

Overview

This collection of short stories & photos is about the author's zookeeping experiences while working as animal habitat manager at Grandfather Mountain in Linville, NC. In this delightful book ... meet Nola the Magician, an otter too curious for her own good, who performs a Houdini-like disappearance; Carolina and Dakota, two bear pranksters who always steal the show; Wilma the bald eagle who fiercely guards her precious wooden egg; and Heidi the deer, who always makes a pest of herself at feeding time. Readers will love Kodiak and Yonahlossee, two feisty bear cubs who aren't near as cuddly as they seem; Squeak the cougar who loves his bungee rope and despises Milton the Bear; Milton the Bear, a costume animal who dances throughout the habitat drawing children like the Pied Piper; and L L Cool J, a tiny fawn that grows up to run the Bear and Cougar Gauntlet. Many more animals are waiting to be discovered in "The Animals of Grandfather Mountain: An Animal Caretaker's Tales".

Product Details

BN ID:	2940032821977
Publisher:	L. L. Mitchell
Publication date:	10/15/2011
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	644 KB
Age Range:	5 - 11 Years

About the Author

From the time she can remember, L. L. Mitchell wanted to work with animals. She obtained a degree in wildlife biology from Auburn University and landed her first job as a zookeeper at the City of Montgomery Zoo in Montgomery, Alabama. She later worked at Grandfather Mountain in Linville, North Carolina as the Animal Habitat Manager. Mitchell saw how visitors were enthralled with zookeeping and her job caring for the animals. That's why she wrote her book "The Animals of Grandfather Mountain: An Animal Caretaker's Tales".
She now lives in northwestern Wyoming with her two horses, three dogs and husband near Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Her recently completed novel, "Colter's Hell", is a supernatural thriller set in Yellowstone National Park.
When she's not writing, she's riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Quite a Sugarfoot. They enjoy endurance riding in the American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) and are doing great in a sport where the majority of horses are Arabians.