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| Writing About Squirrels | |
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Squirrels are fun—fun to
watch and fun to write about. Below are some squirrelly ideas to get you started
writing.
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Watch the antics of a squirrel for five or ten minutes. Try to list everything it does. Then write one sentence to "sum up" a squirrel. |
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After watching a squirrel for awhile, write down something you could learn from a squirrel about living a good life. |
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Sit quietly beside a tree or in a tree. Imagine what the tree could tell you about squirrels. Write a story that begins, "The tree said...." |
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Pretend that you are a detective assigned to follow a squirrel. Actually follow a squirrel as far as you can—even if you can only follow it with your eyes. Then write a report about the squirrel’s activities. Can you make your report funny? |
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Write a poem about a squirrel. Try to use descriptive language. |
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Describe a perfect gift for a squirrel friend. |
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Imagine that you could talk to a squirrel. What would you say? What questions would you ask. Write an interview with the squirrel. |
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Make up a joke or riddle, or draw a cartoon, based on a tree full of frisky baby squirrels or squirrels storing nuts for winter or squirrels digging up flower bulbs to eat. |
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Pretend that you and your family are all squirrels. Write a story about the way your squirrel family celebrated a birthday or took a vacation. |
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Read about different kinds of squirrels. Then draw pictures of three different kinds of squirrels and write something about each one. You might include the color and size of each squirrel and where each one lives. |
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Books About Squirrels
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| Squirrels are fun to read about, too! Below are some good books about squirrels. | |
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For ages 4-8: |
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Nuts to You by Lois Ehlert. Harcourt Brace, 1993.
Never Trust a Squirrel by Patrick Cooper, Catherine Walters. Dutton Books, 1999. Earl and Pearl, the Christmas Squirrels by Patrick John Rock, John Patrick Rock. Habitat Publications, 1998. Flying Squirrel at Acorn Place (Smithsonian’s Backyard Series) by Barbara Gaines Winkelman, Alexi Komisar. Soundprints Corp Audio, 1998. Gray Squirrel at Pacific Avenue (Smithsonian’s Backyard Series) by Geri Harrington, Michele Chopin Roosevelt. Soundprints Corp Audio, 1995. The Peanut Butter Gang by Catherine Siracusa. Hyperion Press, 1997.
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| For ages 9-12: | |
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Rodents: From Mice to
Muskrats by Sara Swan
Miller. Franklin Watts, 1998.
The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel by Thorton W. Burgess, Harrison Cady. Dover Publications, 1992. I Found a Baby Squirrel, What Do I Do? by Dale Bick Carlson, Irene Ruth, Hope Douglas. Bick Publishing House, 1997. Nuts About Squirrels: A Guide to Coexisting with—and Even Appreciating—Your Busy-Tailed Friends by Richard E. Mallery. Warner Books, 2000. Scamper Squirrel Goes to Camp by Hugh F. Pyle. Publisher unknown, 2000. The Squirrel and the Moon by Eleonore Schmid, Rosemary Lanning. Publisher unknown, 1996.
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