Raccoon Moon (Accelerated Reader Program series)
Kindergarten-Grade 3-Willis follows her wonderful exploration of The Robins in Your Backyard (Birdsong, 1998) with an equally charming narrative about frequent backyard marauders. Her story traces the life of a raccoon family from the cubs' birth under the April moon to their winter's sleep. Facts are seamlessly woven into the narrative ("Rudy and Spice rip the ears of corn from the stalks. Rusty tears away the husk and devours the plump, yellow kernels. He can eat five pounds of food a night"). Brilliant, realistic paintings make the mother and her three cubs come to life. Willis joins the ranks of wildlife artists and writers like Jim Arnosky (Raccoons and Ripe Corn [Morrow, 1991]) and others, who offer young readers a chance to experience the wonder of real animals closely observed.Kathleen Whalin, York Public Library, MECopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.