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Note: there are no pictures in the text for Chapters 1, 11, 17
or 40.
Chapter 15 Two Unlike Little Cousins
He kills young trees by gnawing off the bark
under the snow.
Chapter 16 Danny's Northern
Cousins and Nimbleheels
Northern cousin of Danny Meadow Mouse
Chapter 16 Danny's Northern Cousins and
Nimbleheels
Look for this pretty little fellow in old weedy fields.
Chapter 18 Mice with Pockets, and Others
Here are two of the worst pests in theworld. Neither is native
to America.
Chapter 19 Teeny Weeny and His Cousin
This is the common or long-tailed Shrew, one of
the smallest animals in all the Great World.
Chapter 19 Teeny Weeny and His Cousin
He is sometimes called the Mole Shrew andthe Blarina.
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Chapter 20 Four Busy Little Miners
This shows how he uses his spade-like handsin digging.
Chapter 20 Four Busy Little Miners
His nose is one of the oddest in the world.
Chapter 21 Flitter the Bat and His Family
This is the Red Bat, also called Tree Bat.
Chapter 21 Flitter the Bat and His Family
He is about to catch a fly on the surface of the
water.
Chapter 22 An Independent Family
The common Skunk is of considerable economic
value as well as a valuable fur-bearer.
Chapter 22 An Independent Family
A small cousin of Jimmy Skunk. Note thecurious pattern of his
markings.
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Chapter 23 Digger and His Cousin Glutton
Though he doesn't look it he is a member of
the Weasel famil .
Chapter 23 Digger and His Cousin Glutton
Chapter 24 Shadow and His Family
In his winter coat of white he is called Ermine.
Chapter 24 Shadow and His Family
Yap Yap fears no one more than this
relative of Shadow the Weasel.
Chapter 25 Two Famous Swimmers
He is equally at home on land or in the water.
Chapter 25 Two Famous Swimmers
A famous fisherman and swimmer.
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Chapter 26 Spite The Marten & Pekan the Fisher
He is found only in the great forests of the North.
Chapter 26 Spite The Marten & Pekan the Fisher
One of the valuable fur-bearing animals.
Chapter 27 Reddy Fox Joins The School
The familiar Red Fox who holds his own
against man.
Chapter 27 Reddy Fox Joins The School
In some places he is called the Tree Fox.
Chapter 27 Reddy Fox Joins The School
His coat is all white in the winter months.
Chapter 27 Reddy Fox Joins The School
This is really a color phase of the Arctic Fox.
