Five busy beavers building up a dam, closing up the river where the salmon swam. Gnawing down trees and ferrying the logs. Slapping on the mud that they gathered from the bog. Along came a muskrat who wanted to play, and one little beaver swam away. Five little beavers are hard at work on their dam until, one by one, their forest friends pull them away to play. After visits from a muskrat, a heron, a frog, and a turtle, there’s just one hardworking beaver left at the end of the day. But when the fifth tired beaver leaves her sticks and mud behind and heads back to the lodge, a big surprise awaits! With catchy, playful rhyme, irresistibly cute illustrations, and a supplementary page of facts about all the species featured, Five Busy Beavers makes counting and learning fun!

Photographs and text introduce the physical characteristics and habits of the beaver.

A clueless beaver discovers the impact his actions have on others.

Why are beavers so busy? With the help of Ranger Rick, learn the answer to this question and many more interesting and fun facts about beavers, such as how they swim and what they can do with tails. Wait until they discover what is so special about beavers’ eyelids! (Spoiler alert: They can see through them!)

Simple text follows the activities of a beaver family as they swim, play, and build a sturdy dam.

A family of beavers lived inside a little island with a secret tunnel in the middle of a lake. The family was happy sleeping to the lapping sound of the water on to the island but one day something was not right and there was no lapping...

While the other beavers in his family furiously flip-flap their tails and chomp-chomp their teeth to make a new dam, young Thelonious takes a moment to smell the flowers, causing the other beavers to stop and join him.