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// By Jim Mahaffie
THINK ABOUT IT
A Watershed Moment: The American West in
the Age of Limits
Robert Frodeman, Evelyn Brister, Luther Propst
A compilation of essays from different author perspectives, this book discusses the many issues of sustainability and development across the West. Contributors are policymakers, legislators, land and water experts, urban planners, biologists, Tribal members, writers, and academics.
ANIMAL LOVER
The Scent of Distant Family
Sid Sibo
Onetime USDA Forest Service ranger and founder of an animal shelter in western Wyoming Sid Sibo’s debut novel is about a wildlife biologist who returns home, cares for her aging father and nephew, and copes with a disintegrating marriage. Then her foster dog, Zolo, runs away. Her search for the dog is a quirky, joyful, and adventure-filled journey through recognizable people, places, and animals in our region.
FOR YOUR YOUNG ENGINEER
Mazie’s Amazing Machines
Sheryl Haft (Author), Jeremy Holmes (Illustrator)
Mazie McGear, kid engineer, solves problems that reflect Jackson Hole living. The author was inspired by her STEAM classes (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) for kindergarten through third-grade kids at the Jackson Hole Children’s Museum. For any problem, Mazie turns on her imagination and starts drawing and building—a snowball catcher, a dog walking machine, a Roly-Ramp for carrying boxes, and a Waker-Upper Rocket to get her brother out of bed.
LOCAL HERO
In the Valley of the Warm Winds
Sam Lightner, Jr.
Raised in Jackson, Sam Lightner grew up fascinated by the legendary characters who explored and settled Wyoming and the West. Eastern Shoshone Chief Washakie was one of these larger-than-life leaders. His conflicts, friendships, vision, and diplomacy with frontiersmen Jim Bridger, John Fremont, and Brigham Young, the neighboring Crow tribe, and others are the focus of this new book—an absorbing look at Rocky Mountain history and the guidance of a great Native American leader. JH
