Download or read book The Opossum s Tale written by Deborah L. Duvall and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever seen an opossum, hurrying across the road with its eyes and coat shining in your headlights? Or hanging upside down from a tree? Or lying on the ground 'playing possum' as if dead? And did you ever wonder why the opossum acts this way? The ancient Cherokee people wondered about the opossum, whose silly grin and hairless tail caught their imagination. In those days, the people had no written language, and they relied on stories to explain the behavior of the animals in their world. According to Cherokee legend, the Opossum owned a magnificent tail, covered in glistening fur, of which he was terribly proud. The tail was so magnificent, in fact, that the Opossum thought it his duty to make everyone else appreciate it as well. In this seventh volume of the Grandmother Stories, Si-qua the Opossum brags constantly about his tail until his neighbors can stand it no more. Something must be done about him! The prideful Si-qua is overcome by loss and despair when his outer beauty is suddenly gone. But an unexpected ally helps Si-qua discover powerful abilities within himself that will soon win the true admiration of his friends.
Download or read book Lapin Plays Possum written by Sharon Doucet and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Full of sly wit and Cajun spice." -Scholastic.com The Louisiana version of Br'er Rabbit, Compère Lapin is a mischief maker determined to get the best of Compère Bouki. And Bouki is determined to turn the tables on the lazy critter who keeps tricking him out of his food and crops. But in a trio of stories that praises brains over brawn, this little rascal seems to come out ahead no matter what.
Download or read book Adventures of Uncle Billy Possum written by Thornton Waldo Burgess and published by Aerie. This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventures of Unc' Billy Possum and the other animals living in Green Meadows.
Download or read book Possum in the House written by Kiersten Jensen and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a possum in the house and he's hiding in the pantry. How much havoc can one possum create in a house?
Download or read book The Adventures of Unc Billy Possum written by Thornton Waldo Burgess and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventures of Unc' Billy Possum and the other animals living in Green Meadows.
Download or read book Otherwise Known as Possum written by Maria D. Laso and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heart-expanding debut that introduces the most charming, mischievous, unforgettable heroine since Scout Finch. Possum Porter has had it with change. First she lost Mama, leaving a hole nothing can fill. And now, instead of trying to return to some kind of normal, Daddy's sending Possum to school. A real school, where you have to wear SHOES. Where some Yankee teacher will try to erase all the useful things Mama taught Possum during their lessons at home.So Possum comes up with a plan. If she can prove that she already knows everything worth knowing, Daddy will let her quit school and stay where she belongs. She won't have to deal with snooty classmates, or worry about tarnishing Mama's memory. But unfortunately, Possum doesn't shoot to the top of the class like she expected. Even worse, the unmarried Yankee teacher seems to have her eyes on someone . . . Possum's Daddy. With time running out, Possum decides to do something drastic to get away from school-and get Daddy out of Ms. Arthington's clutches-or risk losing everything that's keeping her broken heart glued together.
Download or read book Pip the Possum written by Meaghan Fisher and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pip is just like all the other possums, except for one thing: his tail won't curl! This means he can't hang from a tree branch, which is how his whole family sleeps. He hates sleeping by himself on the ground...until one morning he awakes to find danger coming for his family in the tree! Will Pip be able to save them?
Download or read book Possum s Harvest Moon written by Anne Hunter and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Possum wakes up one evening and sees the full harvest moon, he decides to throw one last party before the long winter. But everyone is too busy preparing for winter and it looks as if nobody will come to Possum's party.
Download or read book Why the Possum Has a Large Grin written by Johnette Downing and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Move over Bre'r Rabbit, there's a new trickster in town! When hungry Deer asks Possum how he stays so plump during the long dry season, the sly marsupial gets an idea. It wouldn't take much for Possum to help Deer; he could just climb that ol' persimmon tree and knock down the fruit. But Possum is just plain lazy and he'd rather trick Deer into doing the work for both of them. Once Possum decides to take advantage of his starving neighbor they both become marked forever.
Download or read book Tales of a Cosmic Possum written by Sheila Ingle and published by Ambassador International. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheila Ingle’s husband John was brought up in Ingle Holler in Union, South Carolina, with eight other Ingle families. They worked together in the mills, shared their gardens, attended church, and enjoyed the playing and singing of the songs from the Grand Ole Opry. When five of the brothers went off to war, those who couldn’t fight took care of their families. The Ingles stuck together, just like they were taught in the Appalachian hills of Erwin, Tennessee. Love of God, love of family, and love of country were modelled in each home. In fact, one year Make Ingle put his sons and grandsons together to build Hillside Baptist Church. Adults kept up with the newspapers and the radios; world happenings were important. Any type of sickness brought a barrage of soup and cornbread, because children still had to eat. On those twenty acres, the children played in the creek, cowboys and Indians, and hide-and-seek. They built their own wagons and sleds to race down the hill on the dry, hickory leaves. All the boys learned to shoot a .22 caliber, and John’s mother Lois could light a match with her shots. Living in Ingle Holler was home, where each one was accepted.
Download or read book Old Possum s Book Of Practical Cats written by T. S. Eliot and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration for the iconic musical Cats, T. S. Eliot's classic and delightful collection of poetry about cats. These lovable cat poems were written by T. S. Eliot for his godchildren and continue to delight children and adults alike. This collection is a curious and artful homage to felines young and old, merry and fierce, small and unmistakably round. This is the ultimate gift for cat and poetry lovers.
Download or read book The Possum That Didn t written by Frank Tashlin and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2016-02-17 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A contented little possum is discovered by a group of picknickers who, mistaking his upside-down smile for a frown, resolve to rescue him.
Download or read book A Possum s Tail written by Gabby Dawnay and published by . This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful new paperback edition of this classic story. A Possum's Tail follows Samuel Drew and histoy dog as they make their way to visit the possums at London Zoo.
Download or read book Epossumondas written by Coleen Salley and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who's Epossumondas? Why, he's his mama's and his auntie's sweet little patootie, that's who. He's also the silliest, most lovable, most muddleheaded possum south of the Mason-Dixon line! Better choose your words wisely when he's around, 'cause otherwise you never know what you'll get. Epossumondas just might bring you a fist full of crumbs, or a soaking wet puppy, or a scruffy wad of bread--oh, you just wouldn't believe it! Renowned storyteller Coleen Salley and Caldecott Honor illustrator Janet Stevens team up for this outrageous twist on the Southern story of the noodlehead who takes everything way too literally. (Or is that Epossumondas just pulling his mama's leg?)
Download or read book Possum and Wattle written by Bronwyn Bancroft and published by Hardie Grant Egmont. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is about Australian words - flora, fauna and aboriginal cultural objects. It is highly illustrated with aboriginal art and has an introduction for children into aboriginal words"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Appleblossom the Possum written by Holly Goldberg Sloan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of E.B. White and Dick King-Smith will adore this heartwarming and funny animal adventure by the award-winning author of New York Times Bestseller Counting by 7s Mama has trained up her baby possums in the ways of their breed, and now it’s time for all of them—even little Appleblossom—to make their way in the world. Appleblossom knows the rules: she must never be seen during the day, and she must avoid cars, humans, and the dreaded hairies (sometimes known as dogs). Even so, Appleblossom decides to spy on a human family—and accidentally falls down their chimney! The curious Appleblossom, her faithful brothers—who launch a hilarious rescue mission—and even the little girl in the house have no idea how fascinating the big world can be. But they're about to find out! With dynamic illustrations, a tight-knit family, and a glimpse at the world from a charming little marsupial's point of view, this cozy animal story is a perfect read-aloud and a classic in the making.
Download or read book Possum Trot written by J. Harley McIlrath and published by Ice Cube Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pieces in this collection form a lament for a way of life mostly gone. "The family farm is dead. Did you know?" says one character within. "E.B. White writes Charlotte's Web today, it takes place in a hog confinement. Imagine Wilbur living in a concentration camp for pigs." Still, these pieces are neither nostalgic nor sentimental. Boys bear burdens heavier than is just--they discover truths at too early an age. Woven through-out is the strong, unspoken love between fathers and sons, sons and fathers. But perhaps these pieces, this Possum Trot, form not a lament, but a celebration of life. There is laughter here, the laughter that comes after the funeral, when the family is gathered in the home, the casseroles have been eaten and the boys are playing catch in their church clothes. The men have taken off their jackets and rolled their sleeves, and the women are pouring coffee. "Do you remember when...?" someone says. They do remember, and they laugh. There are tears in their eyes because one of the family is missing. But those tears are mixed with tears of laughter, because look around you. Here we all are. Still here. Alive and kicking.
