At Home with the Beaver: The Story of a Keystone Species

This nonfiction book examines how beavers reshape wetland habitats. Using powerful teeth, they fell trees to construct dams, which form ponds inhabited by organisms ranging from algae to moose. The book also explains that beavers build lodges and that other animals, including muskrats and geese, may use them. Photographs and text present the connections among the beaver, its constructions, and the many forms of life affected by its presence.