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A Squirrel Story

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The word "Belwin"
Hello there!
A cute gray squirrel
I am a squirrel.
A happy gray squirrel
And this is my home!
A cute gray squirrel holding a circular frame depicting grass, trees and the skyA red arrow pointing downwards
I live at Belwin.
Every school year, thousands of students just like you come to Belwin in Minnesota to learn about science and nature!
A cute gray squirrel sitting happily on a branch with trees in background
The word "Belwin"
is a very special place.
It is home to all kinds of plants and animals.
A cute brown rabbit sitting on the ground.A Cattails plant.A deer with antlers.A coneflower.A black-eyed Susan flower.An image of a coyote.A bat flying through the air with its wings spread.Ripe strawberry atop a plant.A picture of a chickadee.
Belwin has three main
The word "Biomes"
A curious gray squirrelConifer biomePrairie biomeDeciduous biome
A cute gray squirrel.A speech bubble containing sentence "Biomes are natural areas with their own unique plant and animal life."
We’ll start with the
The word "Deciduous"
forest biome.
A cartoon image of a tree.Error, please try again after some time.A deciduous forest
This is where I usually hang out.
A background scene of trees and grass
A speech bubble that says, "Come on! I'll show you around."A cute gray squirrel.
Deciduous forests are full of
The word "Trees"
A branch of a tree with green leaves.A branch of a tree with green leaves.A tree branch with green leaves.
with wide,
flat green leaves.
In
The word "Autumn"
the leaves change color and fall off the trees.
An autumn scene
A cute gray squirrel sitting on stones happily watching leaves falling over him
Then, the leaves grow back each spring!
A cute gray squirrel holding an umbrella in a rainy coniferous biome
Gray squirrels, like me, use these leaves to build cozy nests high in the trees.
A nest between two treesA gray squirrel sitting in a nest full of leaves
Many of these trees also produce tasty nuts, like
The word "Acorns"
A yellow leaf with brown spots on it.A yellow leaf with brown spots on it.A tree stump with leaves and acorns besides it
I like to hide my acorns under the ground to dig up later.
A cartoon decorated image of two acorns and a phrase "Each year, millions of oak trees are planted by squirrels who forget where they've hidden their acorns"Two acorns hanging by the decorated words "Hidden nut"
A bit more about me:
A cute gray squirrel doing thumbs up.
Like all animals, I have body parts called
A cartoon of a wooden board showing the word "Structures"A cute gray squirrel holding a stick and pointing at the board above
Each of these parts has a job, called a
A cartoon of a wooden board showing the word "Function"A cute gray squirrel holding a stick and pointing at the board above
A real-life image of a squirrel
A label with words " big, bushy tail for balance"
A label with phrase "sharp teeth to chew on hard acorn shells"
A label with phrase "muscular legs to climb trees"
A label that says sharp, curved claws for climbing.
As you can see, I’m perfectly adapted to my environment.
A cute gray happy squirrel
But I’m not the only creature who calls the deciduous biome home!
A brown walking path.A cute gray squirrel waving his friends to come alongA cartoon image of a treeA cartoon image of a tree
Meet some of my neighbors!
The word "Woodpecker"
The word "Deer"A cartoon image of a deer
The word "Turkey"A cartoon image of a turkey
Well, that was fun! Ok! Next stop, the
The word "Coniferous"The word "Coniferous"
A scene of coniferous forestA cute gray squirrel over a big stone looking backwards
Now, I don't spend quite as much time here.
A cartoon of leaves of coniferous treesA cute gray squirrel jumping midair
But I do know that coniferous trees have long, skinny leaves called
The word "Coniferous"
Many of these trees keep their needles all
The word "Winter"
A cartoon of three trees covered in snow in the backgroundA gray squirrel holding a tree stump
Instead of hard-shelled nuts, conifer seeds come in cones. These cones...
A gray squirrel holding a bunch of cones
A speech bubble showing the words "Hey! Get away from my lunch!"An angry red squirrel
A speech bubble showing the words "Oh, hi there! Who are you?"A cute gray squirrel looking backwards
A cute red squirrelA speech bubble containing phrases "What do I look like? I'm a squirrel."
A speech bubble that says "You are? Me too! But you don't really look like me..."A confused gray squirrel
A cute red squirrel standing confidentlyA speech bubble containing phrases "Of course I don't. I'm a red squirrel, acorn-brain. I'm specially adapted to live in a coniferous environment
I eat
The word "Pinecones"
A cute red squirrel holding a bunch of pinecones
and sometimes
The word "Mushrooms"
A cute red squirrel eating a mushroom
A pine tree
A red squirrel looking a circular frame
I live in holes in coniferous trees.
But I also make nests out of twigs and bark.
A happy red squirrel sitting in a nestA nest covered with leaves on a tree branch
A speech bubble with phrase "Just look at me! I'm perfectly built for life in the coniferous forest"A cute red squirrel blushing.
An image of a squirrel chewing hard acorn shell
An image of muscular legs of a squirrel
An image of a big, bushy tail of a squirrel
A speech bubble containing phrases "Oh, I see. I guess we do have some things common after all!"A cartoon scene of two squirrels up on conifer trees and chattingA speech bubble containing phrases "Whatever you say. Just a second, I need to chase away the neighbors."
A speech bubble showing words "Hey! Scram!"
An angry red squirrelA tree branch
A word "Knee"A word "Knee"A word "Knee"
Cartoon image of a raven.
Cartoon image of a red fox.
Cartoon image of an American toad.
A cartoon decorated image of two acorns and a phrase "Each year, millions of oak trees are planted by squirrels who forget where they've hidden their acorns"Two acorns hanging by the decorated words "Hidden nut"
A speech bubble containing phrase "Well, I was just about to show these kids the prairies biome. Want to tag along?"A jumping gray squirrel
A speech bubble showing words "What kids?"A scared red squirrel
A speech bubble containing words "The kids reading this. The ones visiting Belwin..."A cute gray squirrel
A cute red squirrel
A speech bubble showing words "Sure, let's go."A cute red squirrelA cartoon image of a pineconeA cartoon image of a pinecone
A grassy background
A speech bubble containing phrase "So, what do you know about the prairie biome?"A running gray squirrelA running red squirrelA speech bubble containing phrases "All I know is that I could never live here. I don't see any trees. Just grass everywhere."A grassy foreground
A cute ground squirrel sitting in grassA grassy foreground.
A speech bubble containing phrase "There's way more than grass here!"
A background scene of grass, flowers, leaves and a happy gray squirrelA speech bubble containing phrase "Prairies are home to many kinds of shrubs and beautiful wildflowers, plus tons of birds, insects, and mammals!"
A speech bubble containing phrase "Where did you come from?"A cute red squirrel
A cute gray squirrelA speech bubble containing phrase "And who are you?"
A cute ground squirrelA speech bubble showing words "Oh! I'm a squirrel!"
A speech bubble containing phrase "Here we go again."A tensed red squirrel
A speech bubble containing phrase "But where's your bushy tail?"A cute gray squirrelA speech bubble containing phrase "What do you eat?"
A speech bubble containing phrase "Where do you live?"A cute red squirrelA speech bubble containing phrase "What do you climb?"
A grassy backgroundA grassy foreground
A speech bubble containing phrases "I'm a ground squirrel. I don't climb!"A cute ground squirrel sitting in grass
A cartoon image of a worm.Cartoon image of a centipede.A cartoon scene of underground with bugsA cartoon image of a centipede.
A speech bubble containing phrase "I live in tunnels beneath the prairie."A happy ground squirrel
A foreground of leaves and ground.A brown squirrel with grass in its mouth.A background of a ground squirrel eating grassA speech bubble containing phrase "I eat grass and seeds and insects"
A cartoon decorated image of two acorns and a phrase "Each year, millions of oak trees are planted by squirrels who forget where they've hidden their acorns"Two acorns hanging by the decorated words "Hidden nut"
A cute ground squirrel standing happily in grassA speech bubble containing phrase "I'm perfectly adapted to life on the prairie."
Ground squirrel eating nut.
A label saying "Cheek pouches for storing food".
A label saying "Pattern of stripes and spots for blending into tall grass"
A label with words "Long claws for digging"
A label with words "Long, sleek body to fit through narrow tunnels".
A speech bubble containing phrase "Prairies are an important habitat for many creatures"A cartoon of a cute ground squirrelA speech bubble containing phrase "There go some of my neighbors now!"
A label that says "Bluebird"
A label that says "Hog nosed Snake"
A cartoon image of a monarch butterflyA label that says "Monarch butterfly"
A cartoon scene depicting a ground squirrel going down a holeA grassy foreground.A ground squirrel.A grassy foreground
A speech bubble saying 'Want to come inside?"A foreground of leaves and grass.A ground squirrel getting outside of hole.A cartoon scene depicting a ground squirrel going down a hole
A cartoon of a cute ground squirrelA pink speech bubble with the phrase "I spend all winter in my tunnel sleeping until spring."
A coniferous scene where grey and red squirrels are cautiously watching a ground squirrel as it goes to the hole to hibernate.
A speech bubble that says What's hibernate"A confused red squirrel
A cartoon of a cute ground squirrelA speech bubble with the words "Animals who hibernate rest all winter instead of staying alive."
A brown speech bubble with the words "Oh, I don't do that. I stay active all winter eating pinecones."A cartoon of a cute ground squirrel
A red squirrel eating a pinecone sitting on the branch of a tree.
A cartoon of a cute ground squirrelA cute gray squirrel.
A gray squirrel digging out a pinenut from the snow.
A speech bubble with phrase "Are you coming in or what?"A ground squirrel.A grassy foreground
A cartoon scene depicting a gray squirrel trying to go down a ground holeA speech bubble that says I'm stuck!
A speech bubble showing words "Maybe another time"A skeptical red squirrelA gray squirrel going inside a ground holeA cartoon of leaves
A speech bubble that says Wow! I had no idea there were so many other squirrels at Belwin. It's so great to have new friends to hang out with.A scene that show a gray squirrel half-stuck in a ground hole and other two squirrels are at his rescueA speech bubble that says "Maybe we can all hang out again sometime!"
A cute red squirrelA speech bubble that says "...I've actually got to be getting back..."
A speech bubble that says "Uh, yeah, me too..."A ground squirrel
A cute gray squirrel looking back
A cute gray squirrel looking back
A cartoon of a cute ground squirrelA cartoon of a cute ground squirrelA cartoon of a cute ground squirrel
A gray squirrel looking at the front.
I guess I'm hungry too!
I'd better get back to the deciduous forest to collect acorns. I hope you enjoy your trip to Belwin!
A happy gray squirrel with arms wide open
Please say hi to the other squirrels from me if you see them. I'm sure they'll be missing me.
A gray squirrel looking back
A decorative text saying "The End" with a rabbit sleeping the top of the word "End"
This story was created in collaboration with
‍Belwin Outdoor Science
A flying squirrel.A speech bubble saying "Am I the only squirrel here?"A background scene of a tree and glowing stars in the night.
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