Big Jim and the White-legged Moose

by Jim Arnosky

Based on an actual real-life encounter with a bull mouse, author-illustrator Jim Arnosky provides music for read-aloud rhymes and entertaining illustrations of his adventure in the woods.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1999

About the author

Jim Arnosky was born in New York City, NY Sept 1, 1946. He was raised in Pennsylvania. Jim graduated from high school in Philadelphia and joined the US Naval Reserves. His active duty took him to Maryland and Bremerhaven, Germany.

In 1976 Jim and his wife Deanna moved to Vermont with their two daughters where they have lived in an old farmhouse for the past 28 years. 17 of those years were spent raising sheep.

Jim is self taught in writing, art and the natural sciences. He has written and illustrated 86 books on nature subjects and has illustrated 46 other books written by various authors. He has been awarded the Christopher Medal, Orbis Pictus Honor, ALA Gordon Award, and Outstanding Science book awards from National Science Teachers Associations.

Jim loves to fish, boat, and play his guitar. In his work, he uses a Betacam SP video camcorder with a 1600 mm lens to record the wildlife he and Deanna find all across the country.

Reviews

[wildct2003 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story and pictures

[Dani Kappel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is great for children who are interested in the great outdoors. A man is searching for a moose and there's a repetitive rhyme throughout that gives characteristics of moose. It's good for vocabulary and phonological awareness. I'd recommend it for ages 2-6.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well as you know I am a moose fanatic so OF COURSE I would love this book! It was fun, I liked the story and the pictures...I saw a moose that had white legs at about his knees down to hoof. Fun! I might have to learn the turn in the cover of the book!