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Raccoons Are the Brightest People

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Sterling North and his family live in a place that has raccoons, a brook, a woods with big trees, foxes, and whippoorwills. Sterling and his family saw a mother raccoon named Moonlight with a bigger, duller child named Flora, and a smaller, darker, more shy child named Fauna. Moonlight taught her children important lessons like finding earthworms and eating wineberries. The book also has stories from other people who know raccoons.

Sterling North has written a very interesting, moving account of his interactions with raccoons and other local wildlife. The book has a number of black and white photos of animals, mostly raccoons, and the accounts of other people's interactions with raccoons, beavers, fawns, wolves, bears...

I originally found the book in my local library, and I enjoyed it so much that I am buying a copy. It is a mixture of information and a plea for peaceful co-existence. I learned a lot about raccoons from this book, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning about raccoons, or who just wants an echo of a more peaceful time.

If you have ever had any curiosity about wild animals, any interest in what raccoons are really like... or just looking for a well written, informative and different book - THIS is a must read!

I Love this book. I thought Rascal was my favorite but now I have to reconsider. Sterling North has an excellt grasp on the true nature of Raccoons and I think that is why I love his books. Please, if you love Raccoons, GET THIS BOOK! It is an absolute must read and sure to become a favorite, Thank you Sterling North.