Akron Public Library

For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise day. Bat s mom, a veterinarian, has brought home a stray baby skunk, which she needs to take care of until she can hand him over to a wild-animal shelter. But the minute Bat meets the kit, he knows they belong together. And he s got one month to show his mom that a baby skunk might just make a pretty terrific...

Poppy, accompanied by her troublesome son Junior, his skunk friend, and Uncle Ereth the porcupine, responds to a summons to return to her ancestral home, Gray House, to save the mice there from destruction by a bulldozer.

"Through vibrant photographs and carefully leveled text emergent readers follow a skunk as it hunts for food, defends itself from predators, and rests in its burrow. Includes picture glossary and index."--

"This search-and-find book invites emergent readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about a skunk's habitat, body parts, and behaviors"--

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces skunks to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

Suggests all kinds of silly, smelly things that one could do with skunks.

Discusses the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the skunk.

A basic introduction to skunks, including their habitat, diet, and physical features.