Summary
Cooper and Oliver explore the montane region at a mountain's base -- and get seriously sidetracked by a moose. A look at the wildlife that thrives lower down where it's warmer and greener.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Cooper and Oliver meet the wildlife living at the bottom of a mountain.
- What is the montane region, and where is it on the mountain?
- Why do more plants and animals live near the bottom than at the top?
- What would a moose find at the base of a mountain that it needs?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: montane, wildlife, habitat.
Try it: Draw a mountain and show one animal that lives near the bottom and one that lives near the top.