Nature Alphabet Book: Otter

This week for letter O has been all about otters!  Esmeralda and I have been reading Oscar Otter, an I Can Read Book by Nathaniel Benchley.  Since we have been enjoying that book, we chose to continue the otter theme by adding it to our nature alphabet book this week!  We found our facts from otter-world.com.  Here is some of what we learned below: Consume mainly fish even though most assume most of diet from plants and berries! Males are called meowters, females are queens, and Read more [...]

Nature Alphabet Book: Mockingbird

For letter M, I chose for us to learn about the classic mockingbird.  We found a picture and a ton of information about the mockingbird at BirdWatching-Bliss.com. Here are some things we learned: Less than a foot long! Eat insects, fruits, and berries! Males build nests and females line them, a process of 4-8 days! Lay blue-green eggs marked with brown, about 3-5! State bird of 5 states: Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas! Esmeralda enjoyed learning about the Read more [...]