Chuck the woodchuck is a skilled sculptor in wood, and he has won the Best of the Forest art contest three years in a row, but this year he faces a serious challenge from a newcomer, Scooter Possum.
"Vibrant photographs and carefully leveled text introduce emergent readers to an opossum as hunts for food, defends itself against predators, and raises its young. Includes labeled diagram, picture glossary, and index."--Provided by publisher.
Relates the traditional Cora Indian tale in which Opossum outwits the larger and more powerful Iguana and returns the stolen fire to the people of the earth.
When best friends Cork and Fuzz go to the pond to collect shiny stones, they happen upon a duck's nest just as the eggs are hatching and Fuzz, who is wearing a feather from his collection, is collected by the mother duck.
Fuzz, a possum who likes big excitement, convinces his friend Cork, a muskrat who prefers safer adventures, to go on a snowy exploration, which leads the friends into a situation that reveals the truth about their bravery.