2010 Nominee: Scaredy Squirrel

Squirrel finds many reasons not to leave the comfort of his tree.

Author/Illustrator: Melanie Watt

• biography
• photo

Book Activities

• Discussion questions:  Where do squirrels live? What do squirrels eat? What do you worry about? What scares you?
• Reading: Read the other books about Scaredy Squirrel.
  
• Writing: Pretend you are Scaredy Squirrel. Write a journal of a typical day in his life.
  
• Math: Make up math problems about time.
  
• Science: Learn more about squirrels or flying squirrels. (below)
  
• Art/Drama: Have the children try to draw Scaredy and some of the things he is scared of
  
• Music/Movement: Make up a song to go with Scaredy's adventure and have the children act it out.
• Science: Learn about poisonous spiders or poison ivy. Study flying squirrels
  
• Cooking/snacks: Try different kinds of nuts. What kind of nut tree do you think scaredy Squirrel lived in?
• Technology: Type up your "Schedule" using tabs or a table.
• NOTE: Scaredy Squirrel will become the star of a TV series! There are now four books in the series.

Related Books

• By Melanie Watt:
• Scaredy Squirrel series
• Leon the Chameleon
• Learning with Animal
• Chester.
• Augustine
• Other related books:
• Ten little squirrels by Bill Martin Jr.
• Flying Squirrels by Judith Jango-Cohen
• Micawber by John Lithgow
• Squirrels and their nests by Martha Rustad

Websites

• Long live Squirrels
  Facts about squirrels
• Flying squirrels
  Melanie Watt video
  

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