1. NORTH AMRICAN
RACCOONS by J.J.

2. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• My name is Jessica
• My hobbies are
dancing, drawing, and
playing at my friends’
houses.
• I like baby blue,and
dogs .
• I’m writing about the
north American
raccoon because they
are cute, most people
don’t like them, and I
don’t know much about
them.

3. Who am I ?
• This is a North American
raccoon.
• It’s name came from the
Algonquian word “
aroughcoune.”
• lives in north America
• In the winter it’s coat keeps it
warm
• My favorite part is it’s mask by
it’s eyes

4. The early years
• Baby raccoons =
kits
• Litter have 2 to 7 kits
• It takes about 3
weeks for their eyes
to open

5. Habitat sweet habitat
• They live all most
every were

6. What's on the menu
• Plants
• Animal matter
• Eggs
• Berries
• Grapes
• Nuts
• Seeds
• Crustaceans
• insects

7. Raccoon tracks
• Look like a cat’s
tracks would
• You would find them
in the woods

8. Simply Irresistible
• It’s tail has 5-7 black
stripes
• Front feet are for
catching
• North raccoons are
bigger than the
south raccoons

9. Where in the world?
• U.S
• Southern Canada
• South America

10. Did you know?
• Raccoon are
carnivorous and
omnivorous
• Raccoon =
arougncun = he how
scratches with
hands

11. Fun fact!
• Raccoons don’t
hibernate but might
sleep sometimes in
the winter

12. Resource list
• www.findarticles.com
• www.fohn.net
• http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/others/raccoon-3157.jpg
• http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/water/racoon_tracks.htm
• http://profile.myspace.com
• http://www.yoho-lake.com/s5main.htm
• http://creativegeneralist.blogspot.com