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1. Kids Book Review - Prairie Dog Play Days - Includes Little Stinker & Bald Eagle Rules by Margot Finke
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By: Donna McDine, on 8/12/2014
Blog: Write What Inspires You (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags:  Children's Book, Margot Finke, Guardian Angel Publishing, skunks, kids book, kids book review, bald eagles, american animals, Kathy Iler, prairie dogs, Add a tag



Prairie Dog Play Days

Prairie Dog Play Days - Includes Little Stinker & Bald Eagle Rules

Author: Margot E. Finke 
Artist: Kathy Iler
Print ISBN: 9781616335182; 1616335181
eBook ISBN: 9781616335199; 161633519X 

The world is an oasis of discovery at your fingertips through reading and exploration. Margot Finke’s latest children’s book, Prairie Dog Play Days - Includes Little Stinker & Bald Eagle Rules, brings to life three American animals through their unique habitats and survival tactics with expert rhyme.

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The true to life illustrations by Kathy Iler provides a delightful glimpse into a world a human does not experience. Prairie Dog Play Days - Includes Little Stinker & Bald Eagle Rules is a terrific read to learn about the prairie dog, skunk and bald eagle with additional resources of enhanced vocabulary words and species class information. The humor and storytelling technique of Margot Finke is a sure win for reader, parent and educator.

Visit Margot Finke… www.margotfinke.com

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Multi Award-winning Children's Author


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2. A Pet for Petunia
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By: wizardhere, on 2/23/2012
Blog: Library Goddesses Picture Books (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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the perfect pet!!  ...a skunk? oh no!
another great Petunia book...

Also try: 
I must have Bobo
Blue Chicken
I want my Hat Back
A Ball for Daisy
Petunia goes Wild
Pigeon wants a puppy



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3. E-BOOK WEEK: Prairie Dog's Playday
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By: Shari Lyle-Soffe , on 3/12/2009
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I would like to introduce a book from Margot Finke's series of 7 rhyming picture books. All these stories offer fun facts about animals from the US and Australia, and are reluctant reader friendly.

"PRAIRIE DOG'S PLAY DAY"


by Margot Finke.


Illustrator: Kathy Iler.


Publisher: Writers Exchange e-Publishing.

3 rhyming stories about critters found in the U.S.A: Prairie Dogs, Bald Eagle Rules, and The Stinker (skunk).

Fun facts that are reluctant reader friendly:


Reviews of this book, and the other 6 books in the series, can be read here:http://mysite.verizon.net/mfinke/Book%20Reviews.htm#Review


The other 6 books are as follows:


KANGAROO CLUES - Rhyming tale about how Old Man Roo and his Aussie friends escape the wild dingoes. Factual fun.


NEVER SAY BOO TO A FRILLY - 3 rhyming stories about Aussie critters: The Frillneck Lizard, Rainbow Birds and The Tasmanian Devil. Fun and educational.


DON'T EAT PLATYPUS STEW - 3 fun stories about Aussie animals: Platypus Stew, Koala Capers, and Kooky Kookaburra. Fun facts told in rhyme.


HUMDINGER HUMMERS - facts about the hummingbirds that zoom around US gardens. Told in fun rhyme.


MAMA GRIZZLY BEAR - a year in the life of Mama Grizzly and her cubs. Rhyming story that includes fun facts.


SQUIRRELS CAN'T HELP BEING NUTS - 3 rhyming tales about critters that live in your gardens: Nutty Squirrels, Kitty Kats and Bumblebee Buzzers. Fun and educational.For extra information about the animals in Margot's series, visit










Margot Finke also offers: * MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUES - Writing Help - "Musings" http://www.margotfinke.com/ - http://margotfinke.blogspot.com/::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

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4. striped skunk trio
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By: Lisa M Griffin, on 8/18/2008
Blog: Watercolor Wednesdays (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Back from vacation with an entry for this weeks "Triplets" theme. This is a loose study created by using watercolor washes and ink. 

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