Elk in the House, An

By (author): Beverly Lein

Have you ever walked into your living room to find an elk contentedly watching television&#63 Meet Butter&#44 human companion and elk extraordinaire at the Seventh Avenue Elk Ranch in Manning&#44 Alberta&#46 When ranchers Beverly and Carson Lein chose the unique occupation of farming elk&#44 they didn&#146t count on adopting and inevitably falling in love with one&#46

From perilous elk births to charging bulls&#44 life is never dull at the Lein&#146s ranch&#46 Experience life on an elk farm through the eyes of author Beverly Lein with An Elk in the House&#151a simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting story for the whole family to enjoy&#46

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Beverly Lein

Beverly Lein was born in Manning&#44 Alberta&#44 and raised in nearby Sunny Valley on her father&#146s farm&#46 Before raising elk with her husband Carson on their own ranch&#44 Lein worked as a cook&#44 a farmer&#44 and ran a confectionary store&#46 A proud mother of two and grandmother of five&#44 Lein&#146s life also requires her to be a veterinarian&#44 a midwife&#44 and an elk counsellor&#151depending on what the day brings&#46


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Have you ever walked into your living room to find an elk contentedly watching television&#63 Meet Butter&#44 human companion and elk extraordinaire at the Seventh Avenue Elk Ranch in Manning&#44 Alberta&#46 When ranchers Beverly and Carson Lein chose the unique occupation of farming elk&#44 they didn&#146t count on adopting and inevitably falling in love with one&#46

From perilous elk births to charging bulls&#44 life is never dull at the Lein&#146s ranch&#46 Experience life on an elk farm through the eyes of author Beverly Lein with An Elk in the House&#151a simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting story for the whole family to enjoy&#46

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Dimensions:

144 Pages
8in * 5in * 1in
1lb

Published:

March 20, 2006

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

NeWest Press

ISBN:

9781896300993

Book Subjects:

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General

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Language:

eng

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