With their building prowess and distinctive features, beavers are a rare, but wonderful sight in UK waters following their extinction and re-introduction. Through informative chapters ranging from the psychological and environment to the inclusion of the beaver in myth, legend, art and literature, The Beaver Book is an ideal guide to its subject for all nature lovers, beautifully illustrated throughout with photography and artwork.With record numbers of beavers set to be reintroduced across the UK in 2021, securing the place of this mammal in the country's ecosystem for generation's to come, this is both a relevant and timely publication.