ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RACCOON
From Algonquian ärähkun, from ärähkuněm he scratches with his hands.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RACCOON»
Discover the use of
raccoon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
raccoon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Life Cycle of a
Raccoon
Explains the stages of raccoon development from birth to maturity, including how cubs learn to forage, how they survive in cities, and what man-made dangers they face.
Bobbie Kalman, John Crossingham, 2003
2
Chester
Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories
After his mother explains why his classmate is not returning to school, she teaches Chester Raccoon how to make a memory.
3
Adam
Raccoon in Lost Woods
Adam Raccoon learns a lesson about caring too much for material things.
4
Raccoon John Smith: Frontier Kentucky's Most Famous Preacher
In Raccoon John Smith, Elder John Sparks fills this void in the literature about Smith, using historical sources to present a faithful portrait of a seminal frontier preacher and colorful figure in early Kentucky history.
Little Raccoon has adventures fishing by himself at night, venturing into the outside world beyond his woods with a pair of young skunks, and baby-sitting two tricky chipmunks, in a chapter book which re-illustrates three stories that were ...
A family of raccoons prowls around a neighborhood making a ruckus until they find supper.
7
Adam
Raccoon and the Circus Master
? Challenge your kids to follow Jesus. ? Entertain your whole family with delightful picture stories. When Glen Keane isn't writing and illustrating Parables for Kids, he is a directing animator for Walt Disney Pictures.
8
How the
Raccoon Got Its Mask
Tina is a very curious little girl who asks her mother how the raccoon got its mask.
9
The year of the
raccoon
Draws a realistic picture of a problem many young people face. Describes Joe's relationships to his pet raccoon and the members of his family and reveals that there are many talents in a family.
10
Chester
Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully
When Chester tells his mother about the school bully, she asks him to gather his friends to hear a story about getting along with people who are prickly.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RACCOON»
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raccoon is used in the context of the following news items.
Dead raccoon left on city street gets hilarious memorial
On Thursday, a raccoon was found dead on the streets of Toronto. Good samaritans contacted Animal Services to remove the dead critter. And then things got a ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
Third raccoon killed in string of rabies-related attacks
A raccoon suspected of being rabid was found and put to death Sunday in the third incident of its kind this month in the Washington region. The Sunday incident ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
Man snaps picture of raccoon on top of gator in Ocala National Forest
"I snapped a lucky picture right when the gator slipped into the water and before the raccoon jumped off and scurried away. Without the context you'd think the ... «WFTV Orlando, Jun 15»
Adventurous raccoon makes 58-story climb up Toronto crane
Social media was abuzz Thursday with the photo of the raccoon peering from between the metallic rungs of a crane 58 stories high. (Robert MacFarlane via AP) ... «Fox News, Apr 15»
Woman, 75, strangles rabid raccoon that attacked her
(NEWSER) – In 2012, a troop of Boy Scouts stoned a rabid beaver to death. Those upstate New York boys have nothing on Cas Overton, who strangled an ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»
Carpenter fired for saving raccoon from trap at construction site
Inside a metal trap on the construction site was a raccoon. The animal had been causing trouble, as raccoons are known to do, so the builders hired professional ... «SFGate, Mar 15»
'Guardians of the Galaxy': The humans behind Rocket Raccoon
Early in the making of Marvel's “Guardians of the Galaxy,” visual effects supervisor Stephane Ceretti invited a raccoon named Oreo to spend a few hours in his ... «Los Angeles Times, Feb 15»
Dumb Customer Freaks Out Over Supermarket Selling Frozen …
The latest in cultural panic comes to us this week from Temple City, where a supermarket has pulled frozen raccoons from their shelves after a complaint from a ... «LAist, Feb 15»
Iowa's Largest City Sues Over Farm Fertilizer Runoff In Rivers
Des Moines Water Works says it will sue three neighboring counties for high nitrate levels in the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers. It's a novel attempt to control ... «NPR, Jan 15»
PETA calls on University of Nebraska to punish football player who …
The University of Nebraska is under pressure from animal rights group PETA to punish a Husker football player who beat a raccoon to death with a wrench for ... «New York Daily News, Dec 14»
