Copyright © 2017 The Writers’ Exchange This book was created by Division 19, Ms. Quon’s grade 1/2 class, at Strathcona Elementary in the spring of 2017. The Writers’ Exchange gets inner-city kids excited about reading and writing through mentoring and creative writing projects like this chapbook. All Writers’ Exchange programs are free for the children and families we serve, so we could not exist without the support of amazing donors, including Marily Mearns, the Waterbury Foundation, Social Venture Partners Vancouver, the Greyross Foundation held at the Vancouver Foundation, Bernard MacLeod, Linda Louis, the City of Vancouver, BPS Wealth Management, Megan Abbott, Nancy and Ted Maitland, Lynn and Gene Gerwing, the RBC Foundation, Leo and Florence Helzel, and the Wolrige Foundation. Thank you.
881 East Hastings Vancouver, BC V6A 1R8 vancouverWE.com We acknowledge that this book was created on the traditional unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Writers’ Exchange mentors: Amy, Becca, Caroline, Heather, Kirsten, Sarah, Sharon and Tori Design and layout: Trevor Boytinck, ottoandfran.com Production coordination and editing: Melissa Edwards Creative lead: Jennifer MacLeod Vector art illustration: designed by Freepik and freevector.com
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Introduction
This book was made by Division 19 at Strathcona Elementary School. We learned about different animals and found out where they live, what they eat, how big they are and even about their poop! We made paw prints for the animal tracks. We hope you enjoy our animals!
Table of Contents .
2 Red Fox, by Nathan 3 White-tailed Deer, by Valerie 4 Squirrel, by Ocoee 5 Cheetah, by Olivia 6 Mouse, by Melissa 7 Red Fox, by Isabella 8 Bison, by Vincent 9 Wolf, by Quinn 10 Lynx, by James 11 Red Fox, by Jayden 12 Cougar, by Aiden 13 Bear, by Autumn-rain 14 Caribou, by Jimmy 15 Red Fox, by Phoenix 16 Mountain Goat, by Anthony 17 Squirrel, by Michael 18 Coyote, by Kayla 19 Raccoon, by Aisa 20 Red Fox, by Benito
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The Mystery of B.C. Animals
Red Fox By Nathan
Tracks
Poop
They live near a little forest. Their house is called a den. A den is a cozy hole. They eat fruits, berries, grasses, birds, squirrels, rabbits and mice. Fun Facts • A red fox is not always red. • Red foxes sleep all day. • They have a long bushy tail.
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By the Kids of Division 19
White-tailed Deer By Valerie
Tracks
Poop
They live in the southeast corner of B.C. They don’t have houses, they just sleep where they wander. They like to sleep in long grass. They eat green plants and nuts. In the winter they eat woody vegetation, like bark. Bark is the outside of the tree. Fun Facts • White-tailed deer look for food all day. • They have good seeing and hearing. • A baby deer is called a fawn. • A hoof is a deer foot.
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The Mystery of B.C. Animals
Squirrel By Ocoee
Tracks
Poop
Squirrels live in the forest, in trees. Their footprints are 3.25 to 4.5 centimetres long. A squirrel poop is very stinky. The squirrel eats nuts to make it poop. Fun Facts • Once a squirrel even ate a snake. • The squirrel’s tail helps it balance.
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By the Kids of Division 19
Cheetah By Olivia
Tracks
Poop
Cheetahs live in the grassland. They eat gazelles. They are not from B.C. Fun Facts • They are shorter than a school bus and bigger than a bird.
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The Mystery of B.C. Animals
Mouse By Melissa
Tracks
Poop
Mice can live anywhere they dig down into. A mouse eats 15 to 20 times a day. They eat fruit and grains from plants and they eat cheese. Mouse poop is the same size as rice. Fun Fact • Mice are good jumpers, climbers and swimmers.
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By the Kids of Division 19
Red Fox By Isabella
Tracks
Poop
They live in wooded areas, prairies and farmland. They curl their bushy tails around themselves at night. Foxes eat fruit, berries, grass, small mammals and bugs. Fun Facts • Foxes from the same litter can be different colours! • They can communicate with each other through 28 different types of calls.
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The Mystery of B.C. Animals
Bison By Vincent
Tracks
Poop
Bison footprints look like coffee beans. They live on the prairies. They only eat grass. Their poop is the size of a foot. Fun Fact • They can weigh more than a piano!
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By the Kids of Division 19
Wolf By Quinn
Tracks
Poop
They live in the forest and the mountains. They eat deer and moose. Fun Fact • A wolf is slower than a car.
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The Mystery of B.C. Animals
Lynx By James
Tracks
Poop
They live in a den, cave or tree. They eat meat. Fun Fact • They can jump seven feet high.
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By the Kids of Division 19
Red Fox By Jayden
Tracks
Poop
They live in the mountains. They eat rabbits and birds. Fun Fact • A fox’s tail helps it balance.
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The Mystery of B.C. Animals
Cougar By Aiden
Tracks
Cougars live in North and South America. They live in caves. Their paw prints have no claw marks. Cougars eat deer, mice and rabbits. Sometimes their poop has hair and bones in it. It is really stinky. Fun Fact • They have good eyesight and hearing and a bad sense of smell. • They are also known as mountain lions.
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By the Kids of Division 19
Bear
By Autumn-rain
Tracks
They live in the mountains in dens and trees. Bears eat fish, berries and baby moose. Fun Fact • They sleep for four to six months in the winter.
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The Mystery of B.C. Animals
Caribou By Jimmy
Tracks
In summer the herd goes north. They live in North America, Europe, Asia and Greenland. They are herbivores. They eat 12 pounds of food a day. Fun Fact • Reindeer are related to caribou.
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By the Kids of Division 19
Red Fox By Phoenix
Tracks
Poop
They live in wooded areas and farmland. They eat mice, squirrels, rabbits and plants. Fun Facts • Their fur is red, white, black and also brown and silver. • They have a black nose, a fluffy tail and pointy ears. • They can sleep during the day and play at night.
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The Mystery of B.C. Animals
Mountain Goat By Anthony
Tracks
Poop
Steep rocky cliffs is where they live. Their front tracks are 6.5 centimetres and their back prints are 3.5 centimetres. They eat grasses, herbs, mosses, twigs and leaves. Fun Fact • They weigh 200 to 300 pounds.
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By the Kids of Division 19
Squirrel By Michael
Tracks
Poop
Their foot size is up to 4.5 centimetres. Squirrels live in forests and in trees. They eat nuts. Fun Fact • They have tails to balance.
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The Mystery of B.C. Animals
Coyote By Kayla
Tracks
Poop
They live in cities. Their paw print is 5 to 8 centimetres long. They eat mice, fish, berries and cats. The fur comes out in the poo. Fun Fact • They can swim.
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By the Kids of Division 19
Raccoon By Aisa
They live in North and South America and Asia in forests and big cities. Raccoons eat fruit, seeds, nuts, birds’ eggs, plants, garbage, fish, frogs and crayfish. Their poop is shaped like a little hotdog. Fun Facts • They are nocturnal. That means they sleep in the day but not at night. • Raccoons are fantastic swimmers.
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The Mystery of B.C. Animals
Red Fox By Benito
Tracks
Poop
They live in wooded areas, forest fields and farmland. Red foxes eat mice, squirrels, rabbits and plants. They sleep in a den. Fun Facts • They have red and white fur, a flat black nose, a fluffy tail and pointy ears. • Some are black and some of the boys are silver. • They can sleep in the day and play in the night.
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