porcupines

Presents the amusing adventures of two friends, Griswold Bear and Penrod Porcupine.

Hugh Pine, a porcupine genius, works with his human friends to save his intelligent fellow porcupines from the deadly dangers of the road.

Presents information on porcupines--their life cycle, eating habits, habitat, and behavior--in simple text with photographs.

Photographs and text provide a simple introduction to the lives and behaviors of porcupines.

A child figures out the best way to hug a porcupine as he watches his friends hug other animals.

A friendly porcupine figures out how to give hugs without hurting others with her sharp quills.

Spike is just learning about his new quills from his friend Rupert, but when Rupert gets in trouble with Bear, Spike must use his imagination and his own quills to save him.

Hamlet, a pig with a vision, determines to build the biggest sandcastle in the world. His porcupine friend Quince is his reluctant partner who worries that things will go wrong, and sure enough, when the tide comes in it brings trouble.

A photographic introduction to porcupines, reviewing porcupine history, and discussing where they live, their physical features, what they eat, their life cycle, and what to do in the event of a porcupine encounter.

A strange-looking animal with very long, sharp teeth comes from the North and makes new friends among the forest folk and meadow people.