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adventures Christy Solves a Mystery ANNABELLA STOYKE Featuring North American Animals Illustrated by Jenna Stewart IC publishing

This is a wonderful story and provides an opportunity for kids to learn about many different types of wildlife and their habitat more than just the standard bears ducks etc that most other children s stories offer I also love the message that this book sends our actions can negatively impact wildlife habitat but we also have the ability to take actions to preserve it I will definitely be reading this book to my kids Anne Marie Long mother of two boys An intriguing tale of animals and the ongoing issues they face in the world today What a wonderful way to incorporate the ABCs and 123s with one animal s journey to try to understand our ecosystem Beautifully written wonderful concept Leah Warren entrepreneur

Christy the chickadee loves to spend a good part of her day seeing all her forest friends One day Christy was flittering through the leaves in the trees and noticed that Angus the American Black Bear was sad and all alone Why so glum chum Christy asked Angus growled I can t find any food to eat these days I have to travel so far to find juicy berries acorns and ants to eat There are lots of those yucky beetles that eat trees but they are just not that tasty Where has all the food gone Christy replied I don t know Angus Let me ask all my friends Maybe they know what happened A a 1 8 Christy Solves a Mystery

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She continued on her way and came across a stream There her friends the two beavers were very busy building their winter home So busy in fact they didn t even notice Christy fly right onto their noses Bobby sneezed shaking Christy into flight They seem to be bothered What do you want Christy Can t you see We are too busy getting ready for winter growled Bobby and Brian Flustered Christy asked What has got you so busy these days Brian replied Well with most of the big trees and lakes gone we have to go far beyond our home to find wood and plants for our food and homes What happened to the trees Where did all the large lakes go I don t know Brian Let me continue on my journey to see what I can find out said Christy B 2 10 Christy Solves a Mystery

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Christy decided to rest for the night in a deciduous forest In the dark she noticed that many of the trees were very young and no large trees were around What happened here she asked herself She flew to a dogwood tree and discovered four deer grazing nearby Doris the mama deer looked up and asked Christy What brings you here Christy replied I am on an adventure Do you know why there are no old trees here Doris answered directly I am not certain All we see are those huge buildings and hear loud sawing noises Deeply troubling don t you agree Christy agreed and fell into a deep sleep D 4 14 Christy Solves a Mystery

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The next morning Christy awoke to an ear piercing screech and tiny little voices shouting Eek from the earth below Christy saw five little field mice running excitedly through the field Christy looked above and saw Edward the eagle eyeing the little mice Christy exclaimed Why are you so eager to catch the poor mice Edward looking annoyed explained There are very few salmon in the streams and I must find other food E 5 16 Christy Solves a Mystery

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Going for many miles Christy decided to rest on a gigantic rock at the base of a mountain Gladly resting she became aware of a clopping sound above her She gazed above and saw George the mountain goat crossing the gorge on the hillside to land goofily beside her Christy was almost knocked off her perch with seven rocks which came tumbling down after him Watch out George I am sitting here growled Christy Sorry Christy but I must find other mountains to climb I need to find safety and quiet in the grasses and gorges in the mountains It s just too noisy with those saws screaming all day E 57 20 Christy Solves a Mystery

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Christy hesitated a moment before continuing on her way She was skimming along hot grassland when she met Henry the hare happily hopping toward a farm Christy scanned the horizon and noticed eight hectares of farmland with very little forest Why are you so happy Henry asked Christy Well with all these farms there are many gardens now where I can eat all the fruits and vegetables I want H 4 22 Christy Solves a Mystery

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Janet the June bug along with nine of her friends was flying by when she saw Christy talking to the wind Janet jokingly said Why the insects are jogging to a birthday party Ha Ha Ha you are such a joker replied Christy She sat a moment and wondered again why are there so many insects around This forest is a jumbled mystery Just then Christy smelled salt in the air and jostled the iris leaf as she took off over a Juniper bush toward the ocean H 4 0 26 Christy Solves a Mystery

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Christy flew only a couple of minutes before landing on the back of Kelvin the killer whale This king of the ocean seemed confused as he was swimming in circles looking for kelp in the cove He had a kite and some netting on his fin and a man in a kayak was trying to help After a while the man freed Kelvin and he was on his way out of the cove Whew exclaimed Christy and blew Kelvin a kiss She cruised inland again H 4 28 Christy Solves a Mystery

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