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 LONDON, NEW YORK,
MELBOURNE, MUNICH, AND DELHI

Writer Angela Royston

Art Editor Helen Senior
Photographer Barrie Watts

Revised Paperback Edition

Project Editor Charlie Gardner
Designer Victoria Palastanga
Cover Designer David Meier
Production Controller Louise Porter
U.S. Editor Jennifer Quasha

First published in the United States in 1993

This revised edition published in 2008
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ISBN: 978-0-7566-3764-4

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Ju st ar ri v e d
I have just been born.
I cannot see or hear.
I have no fur to
keep me warm.

I snuggle in a cozy nest with

my brothers and sisters.
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O ut of th e n est
I am two days old.
Fine black hair is
growing over my pink skin.
My eyes and ears
are still closed.

Where am I?
I am lost.
I squeak as loudly
as I can until my
mother hears me.
She will carry
me home.
My first crawl
I am two weeks old. My eyes
are open. At last I can see
and hear. I can walk too.

My mother watches me
as I explore. I sniff
everything I find.
Now I am going back to my
nest for a nap. It has been
an exciting day.
 er pot
P la yi ng in  a f l o w From here, I can
see all around me.
I am three weeks old. My claws
are sharp and my legs are
getting strong.

I am playing in this flowerpot,

but the walls are slippery.
Help! The pot is rolling away.
Look! My sister is peeking
out of another flowerpot.
 e lves
ak ing ca f o u r s
T re o
Now I am four weeks old. I spend most
of the time with my brothers and sisters.
We like to play together.

Then I clean myself.

My long tail needs
special care.
Climbing high
I am six weeks old and I am growing
stronger. My brothers, sisters, and
I have climbed this branch.

We cling onto the thin

branches with our claws.
Our long tails
help us balance.
Finding food
Now I am eight weeks old.
I like finding my own food.

I sniff and twitch my

nose when I smell
yummy things to eat.
My favorite food
is grain. I hold it
between my paws
and nibble it with
my long front teeth.
S e e how I g re w

Two days old

Newborn

Two weeks old Three weeks old Four weeks old

Six weeks old Eight weeks old
 ee how they grow
S
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