All On A Mountain Day

by Aileen Fisher, Gardell Dano Christensen (Illustrator)

Describes the lives of nine animals on a summer day in the mountains as, predator or prey, they seek safety and security for themselves and their young. Traces the activities of the snowshoe rabbit, dusky grouse, porcupine, marmot, coyote, pack rat, water ouzel, mule deer, and bobcat.

Genres: Nature, Fiction

126 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1956

About the author

Aileen Lucia Fisher was an American writer of more than a hundred children's books, including poetry, picture books in verse, prose about nature and America, biographies, Bible themed books, plays, and articles for magazines and journals. Her poems have been anthologized many times and are frequently used in textbooks. In 1978 she was awarded the second National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children.

Reviews

[Michael Wiggins]

This is a continuation of an ongoing mission of mine to read as many old and archaic books as I can find. This book, "All on a Mountain Day," by Aileen Fisher, is a collection of chapters from the perspective of different animals, including grouse, marmots, porcupines, coyotes, pack rats, and bobcats. Fisher includes a bibliography that lists works by Enos Mills, a prominent naturalist and writer who helped in the creation of the Rocky Mountain National Park.

[Taren Young]

What a fun book! It gives you a day-in-the-life look at all the wild animals living on the mountain.
We learned how the mamas keep their young ones safe and what knowledge the little ones are born with and what they have to be taught. We see the same animals showing up in each other's stories.

[Keith White]

book 2 of a series . . excellent perspective. Well written

[Kalli Hazelbaker]

I liked the marmots and how they can whistle.
The water ouzel was my favorite animal because it ran underwater.
The coyote was brave and smart.
-Lincoln, age 6

[Mona Randall]

I loved this book. I am seeking out children's books that I did not read as a child and I am enjoying them thoroughly.

[Sara-Anne]

The fact that I still remember the way this was written...