In cities or forests, raccoon make themselves at home. These animals find all sorts of mischief. One even climbed a tall construction crane to eat scraps the operator left behind. Raccoons can scamper down trees head first, swim across ponds and use their paws to pick fruit or unscrew jar lids. This book reveals the animal behind the mask.

Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.

This book is part of a book series called Welcome To the World .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 27 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Whitecap Books Limited .

Diane Swanson is the award-winning author of more than 70 factual books for children, including "Turn It Loose: The Scientist in Absolutely Everybody. " She lives in Victoria, BC.