porcupines

When their home next to a brook is destroyed by beavers, a large family of golden mice is aided by Poppy the deer mouse and her grumpy porcupine friend, who in the process forges a relationship with the son he had abandoned.

After Poppy's husband dies from pneumonia and she is accidentally carried away by a bat, Ereth, a porcupine, starts planning her funeral service, but Spruce--Poppy's grandson--does not believe Poppy to be dead, and goes off to search for her.

When their home next to a brook is destroyed by beavers, a large family of golden mice is aided by Poppy the deer mouse and her grumpy porcupine friend, who in the process forges a relationship with the son he had abandoned.

Feeling neglected on his birthday, Ereth, the cantankerous old porcupine, sets out looking for his favorite treat and instead finds himself acting as "mother" to three young fox kits.

Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to porcupines.

Porcupine bakes cookies, watches a monster movie, and gets scared in the dark when his two best friends sleep over.

Hugh Pine, a porcupine, takes his first vacation when he accompanies his human friend, Mr. McTosh, to Brooklyn, New York.

Compares the habitat, feeding patterns, and behavior of the porcupine and tortoise as determined by their physical attributes.

Illustrations and brief text describe the life cycle of a hedgehog.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and natural defenses of the North American porcupine, the second largest rodent on the continent.