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Product Identifiers

PublisherTrifolium Books, Incorporated

ISBN-101550415603

ISBN-139781550415605

eBay Product ID (ePID)47544672

Product Key Features

Book TitleBaby Porcupine

Number of Pages36 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAnimals / Mammals, General, Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Squirrels, Etc.

Publication Year2005

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorAubrey Lang

Book SeriesNature Babies Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight10.4 Oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"The 'Introduction to the Reader' in Baby Porcupine explains this book's remarkable series of photographs. The author and photographer followed a baby porcupine in a Minnesota forest to photograph her behaviors, including feeding, interacting with her mother, and avoiding predation. . . The story line is simple, yet will appeal to children time after time, whether someone reads the book to them (kindergarteners) or they read it themselves (fourth graders)." -- Science Books & Films "This talented writer/photographer team provides a well-balanced combination of information with extraordinary full-color photos obtained by observing a mother and her baby in a Minnesota forest. Readers are given insight into the animal-s diet and behavior and a look at some of the other wildlife that shares her habitat. A captivating moment comes when a fisher comes after the baby while she is alone, and includes images of her attempt to protect herself by squeezing into some rocks and of her predator with a nose full of quills. Though the text is spare, the glimpses that it provides of the daily life of a porcupine are fascinating. A -Did You Know-- section offers additional bits of trivia. An appealing presentation." -- School Library Journal, "The 'Introduction to the Reader' in "Baby Porcupine" explains this book's remarkable series of photographs. The author and photographer followed a baby porcupine in a Minnesota forest to photograph her behaviors, including feeding, interacting with her mother, and avoiding predation. . . The story line is simple, yet will appeal to children time after time, whether someone reads the book to them (kindergarteners) or they read it themselves (fourth graders)." -- "Science Books & Films" "This talented writer/photographer team provides a well-balanced combination of information with extraordinary full-color photos obtained by observing a mother and her baby in a Minnesota forest. Readers are given insight into the animal-s diet and behavior and a look at some of the other wildlife that shares her habitat. A captivating moment comes when a fisher comes after the baby while she is alone, and includes images of her attempt to protect herself by squeezing into some rocks and of her predator with a nose full of quills. Though the text is spare, the glimpses that it provides of the daily life of a porcupine are fascinating. A -Did You Know-- section offers additional bits of trivia. An appealing presentation." --"School Library Journal"

Grade FromKindergarten

Photographed byLynch, Wayne

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Grade ToThird Grade

Dewey Decimal599.35/97

Table Of ContentBefore You Begin The New Mom Big Baby Quills While Mom Naps Learning to Climb Practice Makes Perfect Chewy Treats Noisy Showoff Accidents Happen Get Those Quills Out Take That! New Neighbors A Place to Swim On Her Own Soon Did You Know? Index Bibliographies

SynopsisIn a forest in Minnesota, a baby porcupine is born. The youngster, called a porcupette, is big and already covered with quills. But she will still have some growing to do before she is sage from predators. In the meantime, she must learn to climb trees and manage those sharp quills before she'll be ready to leave her mother for good. Original color photographs taken in the wild Simple, informative stories Includes a Did You Know? Section of interesting facts Complete with introduction, table of contents, and index for parents and teachers A fine introduction to nature for preschoolers and primary readers, "Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2007" Deep in a Minnesota forest, a baby porcupine (called a porcupette) hides in a warm cave while she grows and develops. A climber from her second day in the world, the little porcupette is slow and pudgy; she is still in danger from predators. But as she grows bigger and stronger, her quills will also grow, and soon she will no longer need her mother's protection.