Text copyright © Pamela McDowell, 2019
Illustrations copyright © Kasia Charko, 2019
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Title: Cougar frenzy / Pamela McDowell; illustrated by Kasia Charko.
Names: McDowell, Pamela, author. | Charko, Kasia, illustrator.
Series: Orca echoes.
Description: Series statement: Orca echoes
Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 2019006580X | Canadiana (ebook) 20190065834 | ISBN 9781459820647 (softcover) | ISBN 9781459820654 (PDF) | ISBN 9781459820661 (EPUB)
Classification: LCC PS8625.D785 C68 2019 | DDC jC813/.6—dc23
Library of Congress Control Number: 2019934029
Simultaneously published in Canada and the United States in 2019
Orca Book Publishers is committed to reducing the consumption of nonrenewable resources in the making of our books. We make every effort to use materials that support a sustainable future.
Summary: In this illustrated early chapter book, Cricket has to convince the townspeople of Waterton, located in the heart of Waterton Lakes National Park, not to capture and relocate a cougar that they believe is being a nuisance.
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.
Edited by Liz Kemp
Cover artwork and interior illustrations by Kasia Charko
Author photo by Mirror Image Photography
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Printed and bound in Canada.
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