Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane

This is a great story to teach about chipmunks getting ready for a long winter. Beautiful pictures and great information. Grade-1st

This is a story about a chipmunk that lives in a tree on Hollow Tree Lane. The chipmunk is getting ready for the winter. She runs into adventure while searching for berries and acorns. This is a great fall time story, and it is a great story for learning about hibernation.

On a chilly fall day, Chipmunk hurries from an oak tree to another. Chipmunk is gathering seeds and acorns before the snow falls. She carries the food back to her burrow. Hopefully she will find enough food for storage before the cold weather forces her underground.

On a chilly November morning Chipmunk hurries from one oak tree to another. Will she find enough food for storage before the cold comes?

Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane

Summary:
The story takes place in the backyard blue house of a chipmunk that lives on Hollow Tree Lane. During the fall of November, the chipmunk gets ready to leave from their burrow to go find seeds and nuts in the chipmunk's secret hiding place. The chipmunk then gathers all of these when suddenly another one comes along to do the same. The chipmunk gets upset to the other one warning it to run away. After that, the chipmunk eats some acorns and goes back to the burrow sleeping in the winter waiting for spring to come.

Personal Reaction:
The book gives the student's a clearer knowledge of learning the normal life of a chipmunk and how they gather food for survival.

Classroom Extension:
1.The students can take show more a field trip one day to the zoo and go see some chipmunks.
2.They can also color a chipmunk and write a brief description on what they learned and liked about them the most. show less

Animal

An informational book about chipmunks and what they do.

Ages 4-7
Source: Pierce County Library System