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Raccoons and Ripe Corn
by
Jim Arnosky
The corn is ripe...and the raccoons are hungry. As the moon rises a mother raccoon and her two young begin an all night feast in a cornfield. Acclaimed nature artist Jim Arnosky gives young children an unforgettable wildlife-watching experience.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
August 21st 1991
by Mulberry Books
(first published August 1st 1987)
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Raccoons and Ripe Corn by Jim Arnosky tells of a raccoon raid on a cornfield one autumn to feast on ripe corn. As morning comes, the moon, an owl and the raccoons retreat, leaving only green husks, bare ears and half-eaten corn.
Arnosky tells a tale that many a farmer has experienced, including my father. The text uses less than 90 descriptive words to tell the story.
Corn related words include stalks, silk, ears, ripe, rows, husks and kernels.
The illustrations are ...more
Arnosky tells a tale that many a farmer has experienced, including my father. The text uses less than 90 descriptive words to tell the story.
Corn related words include stalks, silk, ears, ripe, rows, husks and kernels.
The illustrations are ...more
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Naturalist, Jim Arnosky shows us the lives of raccoons in the cornfield just as the corn starts to ripen.
Children in my classroom liked this book so much that I wrote a unit study based on it at Raccoons and Ripe Corn Unit Study
Children in my classroom liked this book so much that I wrote a unit study based on it at Raccoons and Ripe Corn Unit Study
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Jim Arnosky was born in New York City, NY Sept 1, 1946. He was raised in Pennsylvania. Jim graduated from high school in Philadelphia and joined the US Naval Reserves. His active duty took him to Maryland and Bremerhaven, Germany.
In 1976 Jim and his wife Deanna moved to Vermont with their two daughters where they have lived in an old farmhouse for the past 28 years. 17 of those years were sp...more
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In 1976 Jim and his wife Deanna moved to Vermont with their two daughters where they have lived in an old farmhouse for the past 28 years. 17 of those years were sp...more
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