When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.

Students will love learning about the way of life of raccoons and the challenges they face as babies and adults. An exciting narrative format supported by fun facts, questions, and activities, tells the story of one of the most adaptable animals on Earth. Raccoons eat almost anything, live in many kinds of habitats, including cities, can climb buildings as well as trees, and are able to change to overcome many challenges. This story follows a raccoon...

"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"--

Bobby Raccoon discovers that life can have many surprises when he loses his home, makes new friends, and finds a new home.

Chester Raccoon is very unhappy about leaving his home, a tree that has been marked by tree cutters, but his mother tries to convince him that their new home might be even better.

A raccoon forages for food at night and at dawn returns to its home in a strong, old tree, which safely shelters the raccoon through wild winds and ferocious rain so that it can go out searching for food again.

"An introduction to raccoons, their characteristics, habitat, food, life cycle, and threats. Includes a hands-on activity related to wildlife watching"--

A photographic introduction to raccoons, discussing what they look like, how they hunt, where they live, their babies, and other related topics.

Francine Poulet is the greatest animal control officer in Gizzford County. Francine is never scared -- until she's faced with a screaming raccoon who may or may not be a ghost. But whether Francine is scared or not, there's a raccoon on the loose, and the folks on Deckawoo Drive need her.

The author recalls his carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal.