Burlington Public Library

This very simple book about raccoons combines familiar with fun. Readers will learn about this favorite common animal while strengthening reading skills and being wowed with great photographs.

"Raccoons introduces emergent readers to raccoons' features, habitat, and behaviors while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Raccoons includes tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features...

"Simple text and full color photos describe a raccoon's appearance, life cycle, forest habitat, food and threats"--

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces raccoons to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

A baby raccoon's adventures during the night.

Introduces raccoons, describing their physical features, life cycle, habitat, diet, nocturnal behavior, and predators.

"This easy-to-read nonfiction story tells a "night in the life" of a raccoon family, from waking up, finding food and swimming, to going back to sleep when the sun comes up"--

Hungry raccoons feast at night in a field of ripe corn.

An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the raccoon.

"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of raccoons, the ring-tailed North American mammals. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why raccoons have masked faces"--