Stan Tekiela - Whose Track Is That?

To Abby, with all my love. Front Cover: (bear paw) by Susan Kehoe/shutterstock.com; (white-tailed deer) by Stan Tekiela; (bobcat) by Stan Tekiela; (raccoon) by Robynrg/shutterstock.com Back Cover: (Canada goose foot) by sunakri/shutterstock.com; (rear foot of raccoon) by Foxy71/shutterstock.com; (puppy paw) by oksana2010/shutterstock.com; (bullfrog hind foot) by Stan Tekiela Inside flap: (bullfrog front foot) by Stan Tekiela All photos by Stan Tekiela except Illustrations by Julie Martinez and Bruce Wilson except Bullfrog, Canada Goose, and Robin by Jonathan Poppele Cover and book design by Jonathan Norberg 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Whose Track Is That? Copyright 2020 by Stan Tekiela Published by Adventure Publications An imprint of AdventureKEEN 310 Garfield Street South Cambridge, Minnesota 55008 (800) 678-7006 www.adventurepublications.net All rights reserved Printed in China ISBN 978-1-59193-958-0 (pbk.) I love taking pictures of animals, but its not always easy. Sometimes I cant find the animals. When this happens, I only get pictures of their tracks.... This animals track is long and skinny and might loop or curl about. Earthworms usually live underground, but they often come out when it rains. Earthworms usually live underground, but they often come out when it rains.

Even though they dont have any bones or a hard outer covering like insects, worms are strong enough to burrow into the soil and leave tracks! HINT: You might see a Robin pull one from your lawn. Pointed on one end and rounded on the other, this track is heart shaped. This animals hooves are extra hard and make deep tracks in the mud.

The White-tailed Deer is the most common large animal in America. Male deer, known as bucks, grow a new set of antlers every year. In late winter, the antlers fall off; mice and voles love to chew on the old antlers, but sometimes you can find them in fields! HINT: You might see this large animal running through fields or parks.

Small and round, my tracks are not easy to spot. My claws dont stick out, so my tracks dont leave claw marks in the mud or snow.

Bobcats are small cats, not much larger than a house cat. They are found in a wide variety of habitats, from forests to wetlands. When a bobcat walks, its back feet step directly into the tracks of its front feet, making it look like it only leaves a single line of tracks. HINT: This animal looks like a large house cat.

This animals front paws look like a persons hand, with five fingers. It sometimes even dunks its food in water!

The Northern Raccoon is also called the Common Raccoon. It has a cute black mask around its eyes that makes it look like a bank robber in a cartoon. Raccoons often live near people because we throw a lot of food into the garbage, where raccoons find it. HINT: This animal has black rings around its tail. This animals feet are good for walking and even better for swimming.

Its toes are connected by webbing.

The Canada Goose lives in large families; the male and female lead the babies around, so you might find a lot of tracks. When it walks on land, it waddles because its big feet get in the way. HINT: This animal has feathers and honks! This animal has large, round feet with long, sharp claws. Its tracks are bigger than your hand. The American Black Bear is the most common bear in America.

Bears have long, sharp claws, and you can see claw marks in its tracks. Large male bears also often mark trees by using their teeth or claws. This helps it communicate with other bears and shows other bears how big and strong it is.

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