Transcript In the Forest of S. T. Shrew - Fayette County Public Schools

In the Forest of S. T. Shrew
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Created by Joy Buckingham
11-21-07
You are going to meet some of the
characters of “In the Forest of S. T.
Shrew.
You are also going to see the setting of part of the
story.
Shrew:
Shrew :The shrew is one of the smallest, but also one
of the fiercest, mammals. It attacks and kills prey several
times its size. The young, (four to five in a litter), are born
in a hollow stump, log, or burrow, and can fend for
themselves within a month. It’s life span is a short one and
a half years at the most. The short-tailed shrew, with its
stubby tail, is one of the most common mammals of the
eastern woods of Canada.
The millipede
millipede is a slow-moving, elongated animal,
usually with 30 or more pairs of legs. Generally,
millipedes are found under bark, stones or old boards, or
in damp rubbish. Their food is decaying vegetable
matter. The adult has a segmented body and an
exoskeleton.
Nuthatch:
Nuthatch The nuthatch is a large-headed, short-tailed,
short-legged, tree-climbing bird that eats insects from
the bark of trunks and limbs. It is acrobatic and is equally
at home climbing up, around, or down a trunk head first.
Nuthatches often flock with chickadees and titmice.
Their wings extend nearly to the tip of their tails. Their
flight is jerky.
Earthworm
Black Beetle
Spider
moss
Orange Fungi
Red lichens
Tiny trees?
Salamander
Grasshoppers
Wasps