Squirrels in the birdfeeder, racoons in the garbage, rabbits in the garden--the wildlife that was supposed to be banished by suburban development has instead had a population explosion in our backyards. Whipple has written an essential guide for coping with the annoying, endearing, comical, and intelligent critters in our midst. Line drawings.
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Although the critters we read of here are "nuisance wildlife" to many suburbanites, Whipple, former executive editor of Time-Life Books, has come to admire them for their adaptability and shrewdness. During the 40 years he has lived in Connecticut, he has coped with skunks in his cellar, rabbits in the garden, raccoons in the garbage, deer in the orchard, squirrels at the bird feeder, Canada geese on the lawn; with gulls, bats, swans and mockingbirds. Along with amusing examples of wildlife incursions into suburbia, Whipple recounts the natural history of each species. This collection of pieces reprinted from Reader's Digest and Smithsonian magazine is entertaining and informative.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
YA-Seldom does one find such an amusing book of anecdotes so full of factual information. Whipple retells incidents from his own, his community's, and the wider world's encounters with wild animals in suburbia. Numerous problems complicate their cohabitation with humankind, and the importance of ecological and environmental concerns is stressed. The opening chapter is an attention-getter: how does one evict a skunk living in the basement? Diverting tales are interspersed with scientific data that explain the life style of each of the 10 species described. Line drawings show each creature in the humans' habitat. The index is detailed, and the extensive bibliography shows how much research Whipple himself completed. A delightful, entertaining title.
Claudia Moore, W.T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Claudia Moore, W.T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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backyard nature-lovers, unite!,
By "a-norris" (Claswson, Mi United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Critters: Adventures in Wildest Suburbia (Hardcover)
What an incredible book, I read it in 2 sittings, and missed it in between. For anyone who loves the outdoors, but has not been able to view much more than whatever appears out of the local shrubbery, this is the book for you!!! (Also for anyone who just loves animals). The habits, quirks, characterisitcs and even threat or endangerment to the inhabitants of almost every neighborhood: squirrel, skunk, deer, rabbit and others!!!! Actual stories about people's encounters with these animals, as well as a little information about how they are thriving as we expand our homeland into what was once there.
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