Author and adventurer Karsten Heuer and his wife Leanne followed in the caribou's footsteps on a 1,600-kilometre, five-month migration through the arctic wilderness to the endangered northern calving grounds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.The Heuers have taken us along on their journey to understand these arctic animals, their birth cycle, the bonding between mother and calves, the hardships they endure and the threats they continue to face, firs t t hr ough an internationa lly ac cla imed Nat ional Film Bo ard o f C anad a f il m a nd ad ul t book of the same title, and now in a photographic children's version for the young environmentally minded.
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