5,4,3,2,1 pgs.166-200

5 comments

• some dogs have problems traveling in a car.
• dogs have a thing with biting feet and chasing there own tail.
• when rescuing dogs sometimes they have problems and need time to adjust.
• Some times its hard for dogs to adjust to new rules.
• talks about how some dogs are over protective of their toys and wont share.

4 questions

• Why do some dogs have trouble riding in a car?
• Why are some dogs over protective of their toys and wont share?
• Do all dogs who have been rescued have problems?
• Do any rescue dogs fully recover?

3 vocabulary

• institutional: of or pertaining
• consigned: to hand over
• grasp: hold by

2 literary

• "Lady Luck" (pg. 174)
• "yo-yo effect" (pg. 175)
  

1 overview

• Talks about dogs who have trouble riding in the car, dogs who have thing things they do when their nervous, also dogs who have problems from being rescued, also dogs who have toy problems.

5,4,3,2,1 pgs.116-166

5 comments

• When a dog fights it usually takes a lot out on the owner just as it does on the dog.
• Some dogs are afraid of certain noises and it makes everyday living harder.
• She recommends not giving dogs to young children because they are to difficult to try and raise.
• Bringing new puppies into a house can be good at first because they are cute but once they settle in their true colors start to show.
• There is also another section of pictures and this time its of her when shes older with her dogs.

4 questions

• Are all puppies hyper when they are little or are some of them really quite?
• When dogs have accidents in the house are there those rare occasions when they cant be helped?
• Are there sometimes problems with dogs with in the same packs.
• Do dogs that have problems with being aggressive with their food have bad past experiences.

3 vocabulary

• exuberant: extremely good
• vacant: having no contents
• magnificent: splendid appearance

2 literary

• "power of food" (pg. 140)
• "puppies cotton" (pg. 141)

1 overview

• Talks a lot about bringing new puppies into a household and how everyone will react, and also about dogs who are afraid of noises.

5,4,3,2,1 pgs. 81-116

5 comments

• One of the most important thing a dog owner can do is get their dog back when letting them off the leash.
• Tells how when dogs jump up on people things to do to make them stop like ignor them.
• Mostly small dogs are the dogs that jump up on people.
• I like how the book is set up to help people with some of the problems all dog owners have.
• Dogs that are overprotective are normally jealous dogs.

4 questions

• Are some dogs mean and aggressive because of their past?
• If dogs are aggressive can they be aggressive towards just people or just animals or is it always both?
• Do aggressive dogs bite?
• Is bitting an easy thing for dogs to overcome?

3 vocabulary

• customary: according to/ depending on custom
• snub: ignoring
• formidable: causing fear

2 literary

• "The up and down game" (pg. 106)
• "like tigger, bouncing" (pg. 107)

1 overview

• Talking about nervous aggressive dogs and about biting dogs, dogs that are over protective of their owners and of other dogs in the house, also dogs that are hard to catch when let off their leash, also dogs that jump up on people.

5,4,3,2,1 pgs. 44-81

5 comments

• People need to understand that getting a dog from animal rescue its not going to fit in right away and it might also have a horrible background so give it time to adjust to the new home before making a decision.
• She has pictures of herself with her dogs growing up and i thought it was a good addition to the book.
• Each chapter of the book is written to help you to over come problems that you and your dog are facing at home like nervous dogs, barking dogs, jumping dogs and a few other problems.
• Having an alpha dog isn't good because they feel they need to protect their pack and if one of their pack members dies they feel its there fault.
• Dogs are kind of like humans just a little different because when they loose someone their close to you can see their upset about it just like humans get.

4 questions

• Are all dogs able to be taught or do some just have it stuck in their mind that they wont learn?
• Why when adopting dogs do people just see the cute face but not the problems the dogs been through just like people and they need time to get over it?
• Do people who adopt dogs get checked if their living situations are appropriate for dogs because some dogs get abandoned or mistreated?
• Are there dogs that have had a horrible past but push it aside then it all catches up with them at once?

3 vocabulary

• emaciated: abnormally lean /thin from wasting away of flesh
• queue: people waiting their turn
• vicinity: fact of being near

2 literary

• "a golden rule had begun to emerge" (pg. 45)
• "rooted in their belief" (pg. 53)

1 overview

• She talked about her experience with adopting a dog who had a terrible background and it took it some time to adjust to a new house and new people taking care of it.

5,4,3,2,1 pgs. 7-44

5 comments

• People like and appreciate dogs because of athleticism, intelligence, and looks.
• Humans and dogs have grown a special bond with each other and that started with the wolf.
• Some people after their dog dies cant find it in their hearts to go out and replace it with a new companion.
• Even great experts with dogs make mistakes and have to find a way to fix them.
• People have their own thoughts of dogs and they make their own accusations about a breed of dog with only knowing one.

4 questions

• Why are books written to help people understand their dogs when they should just grow their own natural bond?
• Why are dogs the animal chosen to do the hunting?
• Why have some people lost the ancient love for dogs and now they abuse the love that dogs have for humans?
• Why in a houseful of a lot of dogs one becomes alpha dog and the rest follow behind?

3 vocabulary

• affinity: a natural liking for a person
• quartet: any group of 4 people
• foursome: a set of 4

2 literary

• "The dog is a lion in his own house" (pg. 7)
• "Artificial man-made means" (pg.40)

1 overview

• Talks about how dogs and humans became the two species who help each other, about how to learn your dogs body language and when they are trying to tell you something.

my book

The Dog Listener

CAT'S CRADLE 5,4,3,2,1 pgs 223-287

5 comments

• Even throughout reading the book I never ended up liking the set up of the book?
• The last chapter is called the end.
• Talking about the book hes writing again.
• The chapters bothered me a little while reading.

4 questions

• Why did the author write this book?
• Why did the author decide to use short sayings?
• Why was this book written the way it was?

3 vocabulary

• technical: art, science
• abdication:
• integrity: ethical purposes

2 literary

• "his feet were frosty with ice-nine" (pg. 286)
• "I wagged my head" (pg.286)

1 overview

• The conclusion to the book and the conclusion to his book.

CAT'S CRADLE 5,4,3,2,1 pgs 200-223

5 comments

• They speak a language to eachother.
• Uses words that arent understood cause they are not from the english language.
• Under the chapter only one catch it shows they smoke a lot and drink a lot.
• Another short saying on page 205.

4 questions

• Why do they talk in another language but dont tell what it means?
• Does cave mean home in the book?
• In San Lorenzo ruled by a president or ambassador?
• Why were they in San Lorenzo?

3 vocabulary

• wampeter:
• diaphanous: very sheer light
• pomegranates: fruit

2 literary

• "Now mud lies down again and goes to sleep" (pg. 222)
• "her breast were like pomergranates" (pg. 203)

1 overview

• Talked about Mona and what she was like.

CAT'S CRADLE 5,4,3,2,1 pgs 170-200

5 comments

• There are words in this chapter that I havent seen before and dont understand.
• Papa Monzano is in the hospital.
• Talking about how government or economic will never make people happy.
• Wants to marry this girl.
• Im starting not to like the names of the chapters because they are confussing.

4 questions

• What does on the hook mean?
• Why do all the chapters have different names that dont make much sence.
• Why does the chapter use words and numbers and words not understood?

3 vocabulary

• grisly: causing a shudder
• cunningly: shrewd or sly mannor
• ghoulishly: strangely or cruel

2 literary

• "What are the rites like?" (pg. 171)
• "That's what the foot buisness is called" (pg. 171)

1 overview

• About the hospital and his papa and what they were doing.

CAT'S CRADLE 5,4,3,2,1 pgs. 141-170

5 comments

• The chapter was tiltled a good time to come to San Lorenzo.
• Corporal McCabe spoke english passably well.
• Crosby was mistaken for being the ambassador but he's only a buisnessman.
• One of the chapters was HY-U-O-OOk-KUH! and that was the last thing the person said in the chapter.
• This was there trip to San Lorenzo.

4 questions

• Why are they in San Lorenzo?
• Why are there so many funny different words that I didnt understand?
• Did the author make up words to be used in the book?
• Is Bokononist a real religion.

3 vocabulary

• Ambassador: a high diplomatic official
• manufacturer: the making of goods
• communists: addvocate of communism

2 literary

• "this man over here is the big cheese" (pg. 142)
• "So death rattles" (pg. 145)

1 overview

• Talked about there trip to San Lorenzo.

CAT'S CRADLE 5,4,3,2,1 pgs. 119-141

5 comments

• On page 120 it is filled with numbers and I didnt understand much of it.


• There was another saying on page 123 talking about the Catholic Church and Castle Sugar incorporated.


• There was a property situation going on.


• Talking about propery and who claimed what land.


• Mona played the xylophone.

4 questions

• What does the numbers and things on page 120 mean?


• What was the short saying on page 123 mean?


• Why is the book written the way it is?


• This book is just a little confusing.

3 vocabulary

• surrealistic: pertaining to


• amateurish: acting like an amateur


• perch: a pole or rod

2 literary

• "oh a very sorry people" (pg. 123)


• "her hips were a lyre" (pg. 140)

1 overview

• talked about who claimed what property and who had no property.

CAT'S CRADLE 5,4,3,2,1 pgs. 109-119

5 comments

• Twinkle twinkle little star was interpreted into San Lorenzan dialect.
• They were on the plane and were talking about inhabitants or natives of Indiana.
• Then it goes on to say that they are your fellow hoosiers.
• There weren't any short sayings in this section of the book.
• On page 110 the title of the chapter is something that is said throughout the chapter.

4 questions

• Why were they upset that there were inhabitants or natives of Indiana on the plane?
• Does this mean he was a hoosier as well?
• Is this book taking place during Christmas time?
• Why does everyone talk about past stories?

3 vocabulary

• hoosier: native or inhabitant of Indiana
• shrewdly: piercing, keen
• plexiglass: light transparent weather resistant

2 literary

• "that glass was to him what a fishbowl would be to a normal man" (pg. 111)
• "What she had trapped like fossil beetles in amber" (pg. 114)

1 overview

• about the plane ride, and her wanting to be called mom, and talking about their dad.

CAT'S CRADLE 5,4,3,2,1 pgs. 88-109

5 comments

• The chapters are beggining to get a little longer then a page now.
• The title of one of the chapters is a fish pitched up by an angry sea then there is a little saying in the chapter talking about it.
• The saying on the top of page 107 confused me and i didnt understand it.
• I also like the saying that is on page 107 on the bottom i thought it was clever.
• On page 108 the song twinkle twinkle little star is written.

4 questions

• Why did the author decide to use different types of little sayings throughout the book?
• What is Bokononist?
• Why does the government play such a big role in the book?
• Why was twinkle twinkle little star put into the story?

3 vocabulary

• twangingly: string of musical instruments
• pissant: one that is insignifigant
• pessimism: anticipate only a bad outcome

2 literary

• "only after they roasted him" (pg. 95)
• "By the angry sea" (pg. 107)

1 overview

• Sounds kind of like it was about life and about their bible and what it says.

CAT'S CRADLE 5,4,3,2,1 pgs. 53-88

5 comments

• On page 62 there are two poems that I really enjoyed reading and thought that they had good meaning.
• The titles of the chapters are different and I like how they try to describe what the chapter is about.
• The setting of most of what I read was in a cemetary.
• They were buying a monument for the cemetary so that they could bury the lady and they were coming uo with things to but on the head stone.
• When looking at the chapters they all seem to be just about the same length.

4 questions

• On page 78 there is a four line saying and I don't understand what it is there for or what it means.
• Why are they chapters only 1-2 pages each?
• Why was this a popular book?
• Why did the author decide to write about this topic?

3 vocabulary

• piquant: pungent or sharp in taste
• vulgar: ignorance or lack of of good breeding or taste
• consolation: act of comforting

2 literary

• "you are not dead, but only sleeping." (pg. 62)
• "He never got around to putting any kind of marker on her grave." (pg. 65)

1 overview

• This was about them being at the cemetary and picking out a monument and what to be written on the head-stone.

CAT"S CRADLE 5,4,3,2,1 pgs. 33-53

5 comments

• The people in the book mentioned are Dr. Breed, Miss Pefko, and Dr. Nilsak.
• I don't like how the book is set up and how the chapters are like a page each I'd rather be able to real by chapters.
• Dr. Breed had been at the research laboratory for a year.
• Wanted to show that scientist were heartless.
• The cover of the book doesn't make it seem interesting but when you start to read its not as bad.

4 questions

• Who is "I" during the book?
• Why is science the main focus in this book?
• Why do some people think that scientist are crazy and portray them in that way?
• How does the author come up with the titles for the chapters?

3 vocabulary

• lapel: part of a garment that is folded back on the chest
• charlatan: someone who acts more knowledgeable than they really are
• ethylene: colorless, flammable gas

2 literary

• "her gait was affected, becoming stiff and chicken like." (pg. 33)
• "her smile was glassy, and she was ransacking her mind for something to say, finding nothing in it but used Kleenex and costume jewelry." (pg. 33)

1 overview

• this was about the marines and science.

CAT"S CRADLE 5,4,3,2,1 pg. 1-32

5 comments

• The person talking in the book was suppose to write a book of his own called "The Day the World Ended" but he didn't finish writing it.
• It talks about a religion called bokononist.
• Kurt Vonnegut like to write short pages and a lot of chapters.
• At one point he was talking about writing a book and then I think he was reading another book.
• I don't care too much for the set up of the book/

4 questions

• In the first few pages is he reading someone else's book or is he writing his own book?
• What does the story he is reading on page 4 and 5 mean?
• Why did the author decide to make the chapters short and less than three pages long.
• Is he going to end up writhing his own book?

3 vocabulary

• Conveyances: to transport
• Anecdotes: short account of a humorous interesting incident
• Sordid: morally ignoble or base

2 literary

• "human rather than technical side" (pg. 7)
• "just like a dog he'd make a hollow in the cool earth" (pg.14)

1 overview

• This was about the book he was writing and a book that he read and those were the first few pages in the book but the other pages is describing a lot of things.

5,4,3,2,1 Woodchuck

5 comments

• Woodchucks are 5 to 10 pounds and 2 feet long, but that includes their 6 inch bushy tail.
• Woodchucks live in meadows, pastures, abandoned Fields, open lots, open woods, and backyards.
• Woodchucks can no t run any faster than 9 miles per and hour.
• They are herbivores and they eat grass, fruits, vegetables, clovers, and alfalfa.
• Some noises that the woodchuck makes are shrill whistles, growls, snarls, hisses, squeals, and chirps.

4 questions

• Are woodchucks and beavers anything alike?
• What do woodchucks do when humans come near or really close to them?
• Can woodchucks swim or do they drown?
• Do woodchucks resemble any other animals in the wild?

3 vocabulary

• alfalfa: a plant
• marmot: any bushy tailed stocky, rodent
• conspicuous: easily seen or noticed

2 literary

• "In a coma like state" (pg. 216)
• "Early Alarm Clock" (pg. 217)

1 overview

• This was about woodchucks what they eat, where they live, how they grow up, what they look like, and how they get around.

5,4,3,2,1 American Toad

5 comments

• There are about or more 200 types of species of toads living all through the world.
• Toads are about 4 1/2 inches long, they have black spots on their bellies, and warts on their backs, they are red, orange and yellow.
• They eat snails, slugs, insects, spiders, and earthworms.
• When they are in the wild they only live 3 to 4 years, and in captivity they live about 31 years.
• To get around toads hop to get around so they can get from place to place.

4 questions

• Do toads and frogs have anything in common or do they have nothing in common?
• Are all reptiles some what the same or are they all different?
• Do reptiles have any similarities with mammal?
• Are all toads the same even though they are branched off into different types?

3 vocabulary

• aestivate: to spend the summer
• parotoid: forming warty Masses
• trill: to sing or play

2 literary

• "Toad Music" (pg. 183)
• "In the silent world" (pg. 183)

1 overview

• American Toads were described in this chapter how they live, how big they are, how long they live, and what they look like.

5,4,3,2,1 flying squirrell

5 comments

• Flying squirrels are 9 inches from nose to tail , they weigh about 2 ounces.
• They live in hardwoods, mostly hickory, beech. maple, and oak.
• They eat nuts, fruits, berries, insects and tree buds.
• If they are kept squirrels in captivity they live for about 13 years, but in the wild they live no more than 5 years.
• Squirrels have a lot of noises that they use to talk to each other and to warn each other.

4 questions

• Are all squirrels kind of alike or are they all different in the sense of like the way that the live or where they live?
• Will squirrels improvise with what they eat if that resource is no longer available?
• Why do squirrels have extremely fluffy tails,is it used for something specific?
• Why do animals pick to eat what they eat?

3 vocabulary

• twitters: chirping or tremulous sounds
• patagia: a wing membrane
• airborne: carried by the air

2 literary

• "gray mouse that flies" (pg. 167)
• "miniature copies of their parents" (pg. 170)

1 overview

1. This was about flying squirrels and how they live, what they eat, where they live, what they look like, and what they are like when they are babies.

5,4,3,2,1 White-Tailed Deer

5 comments

• There was an over population of deer and they were eating everything so one year they brought 15 to 20 of them to the Department of Natural Resources, it caused $100 a deer.
• A white-tailed deer is 38 to 40 inches high, 4 to 6 feet from nose to base, it's tail is 7 to 11 inches, and it weighs from 125 to 175 pounds, but bucks (males) weigh more than does (females).
• Bucks grow antlers during the summer, but when the breeding season is over the bucks shed their antlers.
• The white-tailed deer uses it's tail as an alert or an alarm, when it is fleeing from something it sticks its tail straight up as a warning to other deer.
• The most important sense to a deer is its sense of smell, it is because they can smell each other and their enemies.

4 questions

• Do all animals have a signal to show their group that there is trouble ahead and not to go any further?
• Do deer make noises or do they just use signals to warn each other?
• Why do bucks shed their antlers during the winter and grow them during the summer?
• Why don't does get antlers?

3 vocabulary

• piebald: having patches of black and white
• vireo: any of several small birds
• cementum: bone like tissue that forms outer layer of tooth

2 literary

• "Before humans flooded the continent" (pg. 150)
• "Deer are browsers" (pg. 155)

1 overview

• This chapter was about the white-tailed deer and what they eat, how they grow, how big they are, some attributes they have, and a warning signals.

5,4,3,2,1 Striped Skunks

5 comments

• Skunks are carnivores and are most common to be found, they are also the most wide spread.
• Skunks are usually 24-30 inches from nose to tail, and weigh from 4 to 10 pounds, and make skunks are generally larger.
• The scientific name for skunks is mephitis mehitis and it means noxious gas in Latin.
• There are three very important steps before a skunk sprays you, one they stamp their front feet, two they raise tail with ti pointed down, and last they point their tail straight up and spread it out.
• When skunks are born they are only 1/2 ounce, they have rarely any fur, but they show the black and white coloring, and their eyes and ears are sealed.

4 questions

• Do skunks always spray when they get startled, or are there other things they do?
• Are all skunks born with the ability to spray people with the nasty smell?
• When all baby animals are born are both their eyes and their ears sealed so they are blind and deaf?
• Do all animals have the same patterns in the way they grow up, or close to it, or are they totally different?

3 vocabulary

• Amiable: having or showing pleasant qualities
• Crepe: a light weight fabric or silk
• Haphazardly: at random

2 literary

• "a mother skunk moves her young in the same way that a mother cat transports her kittens" (pg. 137)
• "notice a hungry skunk waddling across our patio, earnestly looking for a tidbit" (pg. 141)

1 overview

• This chapter was about skunks and what they eat, how they breed, where they live, what they look like, and of coarse a little story.

5,4,3,2,1 Grey Squirrel

5 comments

• "Sidling" is said to be when a squirrel slips around the trunk of a tree and keeps going around to the side where the gunner (person with the gun) is not located.
• Squirrels are aggressive, persistent, and destructive, but on the other hand they are intelligent, skillful, and inquisitive.
• In Wisconsin scientists were holding an excrement to see what seeds birds liked best and when they hung out the feeders squirrels came and they ate all the seeds and destroyed the experiment .
• Squirrels 18 to 20 inches long and weigh 1 to about 1 1/2 pounds.
• When squirrels are born they are about 4 1/2 inches long and weigh 1/2 an ounce.

4 questions

• Do scientist always or usually have an experiment to see what food an animal would prefer to eat?
• Is there a reason that some people see squirrels as these scary animals that are dangerous and going to hurt them?
• After babies are born they need their mother so if their mother leaves obviously they will most likely die but what happens more often they die naturally or another animal comes around and eats it?
• Is there ever a situation where the mother has a problem with the baby so she kills it?

3 vocabulary

• Paradox: a statement or phrase that sounds like your contradicting yourself
• Inquisitive: given to inquiry
• Anecdotes: a short account of an interesting or humorous situation

2 literary

• "tree squirrels are called tree rats" (pg. 105)
• "natures little tree planters" (pg. 118)

1 overview

• This chapter was about gray squirrels and where they live, what they eat, where they breed, what happens to the babies, and of coarse funny stories.

5,4,3,2,1 Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

5 comments

• The Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly is 4 to 6 1/2 inches long.
• Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies are bright yellow, have a black V on the inner half of hind wings, 5 vertical bars on fore wings.
• If you touch a butterfly their color rubs off easily and this is due to it being made up of color scales.
• The Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly belongs to a large group of about 550 Swallowtail butterfly species.
• Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies are cold blooded and they like to be in the sun because that is where they get their heat.

4 questions

• Do all butterflies have colored scales so if you touch them their color will rub off onto your fingers?
• Are all butterflies kind of the same like in the way they eat, what they do, how they sleep and so on?
• Do all animals that are cold blooded have to keep moving in the sun to keep their their temperature regulated?
• Do all animals kind of have something like social gatherings where they meet up with animals from the same species?

3 vocabulary

• Sulphur: yellow with a greenish tinge
• Savannas: a flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
• Lepidoptera: the order of compromising

2 literary

• "they overlap like shingles on a roof" (pg. 89) simile
• "flying butter" (pg. 90)

1 overview

• This chapter was about Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies and what they look like, a story, 4 stages of their development, and also where they lay their eggs.

5,4,3,2,1 Raccoon

5 comments

• The all time record for the size of a raccoon is 55 inches, and it weighed 62 pounds.
• Raccoons walk on the entire soles of their feet and so they are called plantigrades.
• Raccoons are a type of animal that it doesn't matter about colors because they are color blind.
• Raccoons do very well, and are most likely the only animals that can live in captivity and have everything given to them but can be released into the wild and survive.
• Raccoons diets consist of 75 percent vegetable matter, and 25 percent animal matter, meaning that they are omnivorous.

4 questions

• Why do people insist on hunting and killing animals when it doesn't really have any use like food, or clothing.
• Are most baby animals kind of like babies? In the way that they eat, act, and need attention from their mothers.
• Do most animals only see in black and white or are there a lot of animals that can actually see in color?
• Why instead of killing the raccoons to experiment with, why don't they wait until they die of natural causes?

3 vocabulary

• Roguish: playful; mischievous
• Endearing: make beloved
• Plantigrades: one that walks on entire sole of their foot

2 literary

• "a neighborhood raccoon is a Beethoven fan" (pg. 70)
• "Raccoons have been known for lifting a latch, walking into a kitchen, opening the fridge, and helping themselves" (pg. 80)

1 overview

• This was about raccoons and what they eat, where they live, baby raccoons, how and when they breed and a funny story.

5,4,3,2,1 Cotton Tail Rabbit

5 comments

• Cotton tail rabbits are usually brown fur an the back and head, bright white fur and chest and belly, it's ears are long and stand straight up, it's eyes bulge, their nose is always wiggling, ant they weigh 2-3 pounds, and 18 inches.
• Cotton tails only want to have cover and they get this from hedgerows, thickets, meadows, backyards, marshes, and farmlands.
• All that Rabbits eat are greens, like grass, flowers, herbs, berries, and there are a few other things that fall under this category.
• There was an experiment done where different repellents were used to see which works to see what one on the cabbage they wouldn't eat, but none of them would work.
• In an experiment they saw that the rabbits would prefer to eat crabgrass over any other type of greenery.

4 questions

• How are animals domesticated like rabbits so that they can become house pets?
• Are rabbits used in experiments captured rabbits or are they domesticated rabbits?
• How do scientist keep track of what the rabbit eats when they aren't there to watch them at all times?
• Why do male animals need to show their dominance by fighting and showing who is the strongest rabbit in the rabbit community?

3 vocabulary

• Hedgerows: a row of bushes, shrubs, etc
• Fervently: intense
• Coprophagy: eating ones own excerment

2 literary

• "I could scarcely believe my eyes when the rabbit continued up the path" (pg. 43)
• "During courtship" (pg. 49)

1 overview

• This was about rabbits, what they eat, where they live, how they breed, and a lot about baby rabbits and how they grow up, also their predators.

5,4,3,2,1 Chipmunk

5 comments

• So far when i looked at the table of contents i liked how the book is set up how they have a certain chapter for each animal.
• There are 21 species of Chipmunks here in North America.
• In Michigan there was a chipmunk that had put 145 kernels in it's mouth.
• I like how the book has people telling about their own experience with this kind a animal.
• Chipmunks eat acorns, hickory nuts, beechnuts, cherry pits, raspberries, strawberries, dogwood seeds, corn, and plant bulbs.

4 Questions

• How do animals really get their names, and is there a special way of picking names?
• Why are some outdoor animals seen as theses terrible creatures, when really they are helping us and the enviorment?
• If all animals had a fixed diet and one of their specific foods was no longer and it was really important would they discover something else to eat?
• I still don't understand how chipmunks steal from you but they are so cute and flatter you that you don't realize what they are doing?

3 vocabulary

• Decimate: destroy or kill a large part of
• Gripe: complain
• Fastidious: not east to please

2 Literary

• How the chipmunk has so many nicknames like chip, chippy, grinny, and so many more.
• How they have the chip-trail, and chunk-trail.

1 overview

This chapter was about chipmunks and what they eat, what they do, funny stories, and of coarse how they charm you while they are stealing your food!

my book

"America's Favorite Backyard Wildlife"