Surprise December FIVE STAR book…
Summary - What began as a wildlife research project became much more as the author and his wife learn to hear the earth, pay attention to their dreams and slowly change, beyond their expectations, into being caribou. Both gripping adventure and stark portrayal of an Arctic cosystem threatened by oil development.
Karsten Heuer, a wildlife biologist and his newlywed wife and filmmaker, Leanne Allison embarked on a five month journey to track and follow the caribou. Why? To try to save them from the greed of lobbyists trying to begin oil production on land meant for conservation. What they experienced truly changed who they were and let me tell you, I never would have thought a book about caribou would ever move me the way this one did.
I never would have come across this book without the It All Started with the Arctic group and I’m so happy we ended this year with such a powerful book.
I highly recommend the novel version of this book (there is a picture book style that I’m sure is beautiful but these words were just stunning.
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