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

Grumpy Old Man Fookwire's new neighbor has a cat that threatens his beloved birds, but the pesky squirrels figure out a way to solve the problem.

Check out the sneaky squirrel! As part of the Backyard Animals series, this book introduces the unique features of this wild animal. The text covers this mammal's habitat, life cycle, physical characteristics, diet, and defenses. Also included are a range map and a body diagram. In the sky or on the ground, backyard animals are all around! Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.

"A high-interest introduction to the life cycle of squirrels, including how kits develop, their plant-based diet, threats from predators, and the sturdy, nested habitats of these backyard animals"--

"What makes an oak tree an oak tree and what makes a squirrel a squirrel? In Squirrel's Family Tree, things aren't always what they seem. As squirrel searches for, finds, and hides her acorn treasures beneath the shadows of the great oak trees in the forest, little does she know the role she plays in creating the very environment she forages in."--

A wistful blue squirrel and an athletic red rabbit are each looking for a friend and missing each other by inches, although helpful bugs are trying to steer them in the right direction.

Strawberry the Sasquatch is happy on her own, or so she thinks, until an extremely enthusiastic squirrel named Nutty shows up, and after a series of hilarious mishaps, they find a way to be friends.

Whoosh! Squirrel takes off at full speed through the autumn leaves. But pump the brakes, because this year The Golden Nut Hunt race it is a team event. Squirrel reluctantly enlists her friends and is not impressed. Will Squirrel's competitive spirit take over or will she learn how to be a team player?

Earl the squirrel learns to gather acorns on his own.

The three squirrel children, Mick, Mack and Molly are puzzled about what to feed the hungry baby birds.