Exploring the Shenandoah — Barbara Banks

Did you ever think that your new outdoor critter friends would get along so well with your pets? Now that you have several outdoor critter friends, did you ever think about adding more? If your outdoor friends live outdoors, why does it matter how many you have? What began as a tale of a family with three pets:  a retired racehorse, a cat, and a greyhound dog grew by adding five new critters: a mink, a Kai Ken dog, a rabbit, a Mandarin duck, and a cardinal bird. The Critter Family: Exploring the Shenandoah! is a continuing tale about a family who moved from New York to Virginia with three pets and never imagined adding more critters to the family.All the Dunn family members gathered at their new home in Virginia and were excited about their new critter friends. NOW the family decides to take a vacation to the Shenandoah Valley, and they continue to add seven more for a total of 15 critters. A simple move from New York turns into an active family with many critter helpers and unpredictable happenings. This is the second book in The Critter Family series. Plus, you will find that each chapter concludes with a real description page and a story character description page to enlighten young readers of the difference between fact and fiction of each critter.