o Animal Eng Created by Bobbie Kalman RL Family AS Now went on an ADVENTURES ur home when she was a child Did she tell you the story Love Bobbie Peter and Samantha
Meet the raccoon kits 4 Masks and rings Life in the den Rona looks for food 10 Moving from the den 12 Learning to climb 14 Playing and fighting 16 What do they mean 18 Finding with 20 food Mom Moving to the city 22 How raccoons adapt 24 Raccoon relatives 26 Match them up 28 Dangerous raccoons 30 Words to know and Index 32
Meet the raccoon kits Spring is here and four raccoon kits were born in a nursery den high up in a tree The kits whom we shall call Ruby Rosie Ricky and Ronny need their mother Rona Raccoons are animals called mammals Mammal mothers nurse or feed their babies milk from their bodies The kits depend on Rona for milk and they snuggle up to her to keep warm Raccoon fathers do not help take care of the
The kits are tiny and have a thin layer of fur Their fur coats will grow thicker in a few weeks Their eyes and ears are shut They cannot hear or see but they do make a lot of noise When they cry they sound like chirping