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The Story of Jumping Mouse Free FREE THE STORY OF JUMPING MOUSE PDF John Steptoe | 40 pages | 26 May 1989 | HarperCollins Publishers Inc | 9780688087401 | English | New York, NY, United States Native American Legend : Legend of the Jumping Mouse. The story of a kind-hearted, curious mouse who gives his own eyes to other creatures so that they might be healed of various ailments. As a reward The Story of Jumping Mouse the mouse's unselfish actions, a magical frog turns him into a majestic eagle. Old-fashioned in the best way, each book tells The Story of Jumping Mouse story from a particular area. To maintain the The Story of Jumping Mouse feel, the tales The Story of Jumping Mouse narrated by a storyteller, and the illustrations, which include full-page color images as well as smaller black-and-white pictures, purposefully imitate styles native to the featured regions. A map and an explanatory note describing folktale traditions end each book. Perfect for reading aloud to a class or sharing one-on-one, these books have a nice range and should be considered as needed to fill in folklore collections where these areas are not well represented. John and illustrated by Durga Yael Bernhard is the story of Little Mouse, the youngest, most curious mouse in his family, who had a good heart. Although Little Mouse is very curious, he shows respect and kindness for his brother, he listens to his elders and neighbors, and he helps everyone he can. He brings good medicine to all creatures around him. Because of his caring actions, such as sharing his eyes with the Wolf and the Bison so they could see, he is rewarded by a magic frog with more good medicine. Becoming Jumping Mouse, he obeys Frogs instructions and jumps into the sky to see what he will become, now that he is blind from giving. A miracle happens! Jumping Mouse jumps into the sky and becomes…Eagle. He can see and he can fly! This magic happened to Jumping Mouse because he was thoughtful and caring with others. Beautifully detailed colored illustrations follow the magical transformations of Little Mouse. Social and Emotional Learning. This series introduces readers to the five core competencies of social and emotional…. The United States Presidents. The United States Presidents series chronicles the lives of our nation's leaders, including…. Blast Off to Space. Outer space is full of wonder and mystery. Is there life beyond Earth? What is a comet made…. Fall Releases. Our nation was founded on the notion that a government should be ruled by and for the…. Search for:. Enlarge cover Enlarge spread Read Excerpt. Add to List. Publisher The Child's World, Inc. A noteworthy review of The Story of Jumping Mouse from Around the World from School Library Journal on November 1, Reviewed on 1 November Old-fashioned in the best way, each book tells a story from a particular area. Author: Amanda StJohn. Illustrator: Durga Yael Bernhard. Related Products. Folktales from Around the World Set of 8 titles. Reinforced book. Hosted ebook. Kindergarten - Grade 3. The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend by John Steptoe, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® Dipus hudsonius ZimmermannSorex dichrurus Rafinesque The meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius is the The Story of Jumping Mouse widely distributed mouse in the subfamily Zapodinae. Its range extends from the Atlantic coast in the east to the Great Plains west, and from the arctic tree lines in Canada and Alaska to the north, and GeorgiaAlabamaArizonaand New Mexico to the south. This gives it a kangaroo rat -like look, although its tail shows that it is not a kangaroo rat because it is not bushy at the tip. The pelage of this creature is short, and with somewhat dense, coarse hair. The color of the pelage has a few variations, but a broad dorsal stripe is always present. This broad dorsal stripe is of a darker brown color, with black tips, giving it a somewhat a grayish appearance. The sides are usually a lighter color, usually bright yellow to orange, and the under body is usually white, matching the color of its feet. These mice have eight mammary glands, four inguinal, two pectoral, and two abdominal. The male genitalia are inconspicuous except during mating season when the scrotal sac becomes enlarged and more visible. The tail which again makes up most of this creature's body length is bicolored, showing a darker color from above and a lighter color below. It is lightly covered with hair, which gets longer as it approaches the tip, but does not get bushy like the kangaroo rat. Its ears are very noticeable, and its whiskers are prominent. The head is small, and narrow, and it is considered to be relatively high crowned. The nose is short, yet it is pointy, and the eyes are relatively big. These mice also have a large infraorbital foramen. The upper jaw is short, and narrow. The incisors are longitudinally grooved, and its cheek teeth are small. Preceding the molars is a small peg-like premolar. As a whole the female jumping mouse is slightly larger, and heavier than the male, but their weight varies quite a bit depending The Story of Jumping Mouse the season. Their weight during summer seasons can range from The Story of Jumping Mouse jumping mice prefer a habitat which is high in humidity. Although they may live in many different areas usually with The Story of Jumping Mouse herbaceous cover, they prefer moist grasslands, and avoid heavily wooded areas. High numbers are usually found in grassy fields, and thick vegetated areas with streams, ponds, or marshes nearby. They prefer large open areas to thickly wooded areas. The Story of Jumping Mouse was stated before they are found in large parts of the United Statesand up to Canada. The most interesting characteristic of the meadow jumping mouse is its saltatorial powers. Quimby states that there is large disagreement, dating back toas to how high the jumping mouse can actually jump. In Preble documented that the meadow jumping mouse can jump six to eight feet when disturbed, and in some instances it may be able to jump further. Then in Seton stated that it can creep through the grass without hopping, and then suddenly can leap out a distance of ten to twelve feet. Later in Bailey says that there are no standards as to how long or far Z. He states that it is capable of long leaps, short hops, and also it can creep through the grass on all fours without having to leap at all and without any difficulty at all. Finally inTownsend was able to witness a leap of two feet, and many more studies afterwards and to the date have concluded that the meadow jumping mouse is capable of jumping anywhere from two to three feet depending on the situation. Under certain lab-controlled conditions, the jumping mouse has been measured to jump a few inches longer than three feet. What is clear is that the meadow jumping mouse is capable of leaping a good sized distance compared to its body size. The initial leap of the jumping mouse when startled from a squatting position is long; the following hops are shorter but much The Story of Jumping Mouse rapid. When not alarmed the normal locomotion method is little hops of one to six inches. The meadow jumping mouse is a decent swimmer, it usually will jump in when retreating from danger, or it was noticed as well to jump in The Story of Jumping Mouse being set free. Its method of aquatic locomotion is The Story of Jumping Mouse similar to its locomotion on land. At first it pushes off with long thrusts using only its hind feet simultaneously, mimicking its long The Story of Jumping Mouse on land. Afterwards, the jumping is followed by movement of all four limbs, in an almost doggy-paddle-like form, with its head held high above the water. The meadow jumping mouse is also capable of diving, and a maximum distance of four feet was recorded. The jumping mouse is an excellent digger; it usually burrows in a depression, and begins to dig horizontally with its front limbs, once inside it also uses its powerful hind feet to throw out the loose soil. This could be because they are coming out to feed a bit earlier because of the conditions, but for the most part all activities occur during the night. The jumping mouse is a docile creature when handled; amongst its kind it is also The Story of Jumping Mouse calm. There is very little territorial strife amongst them, but by no means are they social creatures. They are solitary animals, rarely if ever seen in pairs, but to contrast that, they are not aggressive towards each other either. The food preference of the meadow jumping mouse consists of seeds, but they also eat berries, fruit and insects. Usually right after emerging from hibernation they will eat the larvae of insects such as butterflies, and beetles The Story of Jumping Mouse the family Carabidaeand Curculionidae. Later they will feed on seeds, and endogone which is a fungus. Towards the beginning of fall they start to gain weight in order to get ready for hibernation. Usually two weeks before hibernation is when they began to store up enough fat, and the greatest weight gain is noticed. Overall the meadow jumping mouse is considered to be a granivorebut can also be classified as an herbivore. In a study was done to see what the jumping mouse preferred for food.
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