and helps us predict where forest fires might start With some luck we can put them out before they get too big Thunder cracked and rumbled and a fresh flurry of dots sprinkled the map Warden McKay frowned and scribbled some notes Is that bad Dad It’s certainly not good he said Not good at all waterton park
Chapter Two The next day school seemed to be dragging dragging on forever Cricket couldn’t stop yawning in science class Shilo made a face at her and wiggled her eyebrows Dad left really early this morning Cricket whispered in the helicopter In fact he had left twice Cricket had heard him start the truck just before dawn when the sky outside her window was still inky black Not long after that the helicopter had flown over their house taking the crew out to check on the lightning strikes He came back then left again just before breakfast she whispered while 7
Mr Tanaka drew a diagram of a cell that looked a lot like a fried egg That time he was going to find some hikers in the backcountry Are you kidding Shilo whispered It’s so dry the trails have been closed for weeks How did they get in there without seeing the signs I’ll bet your dad was mad about that Cricket shrugged He just wants to find them He’s worried that if a fire starts it’ll move pretty quickly and could trap them Shilo snorted So he’s got to risk his life to rescue those dummies A commotion near the windows drew everyone’s attention Even Mr Tanaka abandoned his lesson to have a look A herd of deer raced across the school field heading toward the lake Wow there’s so many 8
