The moon of the chickarees
Animals and wildlife
Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Red squirrels, who live across North America, are known as the chatterboxes of the forest, and they scream and scold to protect their rights. The author describes the activities of a feisty red squirrel, called a chickaree in the West,… during the month of April. Now she is particularly frantic and loud as she nurtures her newborns in the Bitterroot River valley in Montana. For grades 3-6 and older readers