Pamela McDowell's first career was in education, teaching junior and senior high school. She began writing when she left teaching and has now written more than fifty fiction and nonfiction books for children. Pamela grew up in Alberta and enjoys writing about the diverse animals and habitats of her home province. She lives in Calgary with her family.

In this illustrated early chapter book, a forest fire threatens the town of Waterton, and Cricket and her brother do their best to save their home.