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     Bridgman, Michigan, USA.  
Robins are Michigan's bird, 
they like to eat worms.
Moving their wings fast to fly,
A mask on their face.
     Anne Tenerelli's Grade 2
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     Cloquet, Minnesota  
Eyes of gold, fur of silver
Teeth of pearly white
Eerie howls sing through the night
Cunning, stalking wolves!
     Kris Sweetnam's Grade 4
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     Brownstown Central Middle School, Brownstown, IN
As I look outside I see,
A doe and her fawn looking at me,
They tried to escape my intruding stare,
And with a blink of my eye they weren't even there.

I searched and searched but could not find,
These two beautiful deer that left me behind.
Still I wonder to this day,
If they are happy far away.
     Mendy Stahl's Grade 6
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     Liberty Elementary, Midway, Georgia
Sharp teeth, powerful jaws, claws.
He doesn't have paws.
It is an alligator
Hissing loudly.
     Mrs. Youngo's Grade 3

Buzzards are very ugly.
Buzzards are helpful.
Buzzards are very funny.
Buzzards are crazy.
     Mrs. Smith's Grade 5

I found thrasher in a nest,
And he was my best,
I sat him in my brown desk,
Where he likes to rest.
     Mrs. Reece's Grade 3 
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     Hearn Elementary, Frankfort, KY 
Lightning, wind, and silky hair
Racing round and round.
Thoroughbreds will never lose
Bound for Churchhill Downs!
     Mrs. Ballard's Grade 4 
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     Wilcox Elementary School, Lihue, HI  
Swimming in the Pacific
Only near our home
They are cute and soft when young
Hawaiian Monk Seal
     Mrs. Anne Tanioka's Class
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     DeMasi Middle School, Marlton, NJ.
The day of hibernation,
settled down in bed;
Was a Chipmunk named Alvin
Asleep in a shed.
     John Hampshire's Grade 6
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     Mill Park Elementary School Media Team,  Portland, Oregon
Beavers retrieve wood to build
lodges around creeks;
brown, chubby, furry and smart,
they are hard to meet!
     Mrs. Weymiller's Grades 2 & 3
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     Western Heights Middle School, Hagerstown, MD
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Is a hunting dog.
To fast for the loggish type.
With a coat like gold.
     Alan Zube's Grade 5 Talented & Gifted Class             
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     Turk Maarif Koleji, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
 We have our pied wheatear
    we have the great tit.
 We have our Cyprus warbler
    and our own red sheep.

 Fabulous and amazing
    to see the Scops owl.
 Can spot you from miles and miles 
    those dark piercing eyes.

 The moufflon is a red sheep
    roaming wild and free.
 With big horns and funny feet
    they're unique you see.

 We must protect and love them
    moufflon and warbler.
 They belong to our island
    the wild sheep and bird.

 I love all the animals
    either wild or not.
 But the donkeys of Karpas
    are my favourite.

 I live in North Cyprus
    I'm a wild donkey.
 I hope to see you one day   
    maybe in Karpas.

 Cyprus great tit is my name
    Cyprus is my home.
 I fly over the high peaks
    birds all envy me.
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     Mountain Valley Elementary, Canyon Lake, TX 
Nine Banded Armadillo
Roams and digs at night.
Wanders around eating bugs
Curls up when in fright.
     Dorothy Matschek's Grade 4		
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     Shenandoah Elementary School, Orlando, Florida 
Panther, Panther standing proud,
Endangered big cats,
Golden coats, yellow green eyes,
Please help them survive.
     Carol Hilbish's Grade 4     
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     Christ Prince of Peace School, Manchester MO.
Big and strong  with ears so long,
Part Horse, Part Donkey,
Plows until the sun goes down.
Our Missouri mule.
     Mrs.Estes's Grade 4
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     Christ Prince of Peace School, Manchester MO.
Honey bees black and golden,
Honey bees are busy.
Honey bees are rare to see,
Our Missouri bee!
     Mrs. Mencin's Grade 4
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     Central Elementary , New Paris, PA
Big, strong, mean and powerful
Black bears do have fur
Run away or you shall pay!
In a cave he lays.
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     Young Family Homeschoolers, Durham, NC
Opossums hang in the trees
Short-furred mammals, these
Eat birds eggs, worms, garbage, mice
With fifty teeth!  NICE!
     Jamie - Age 8

Looking like mini black cats,
Skunks eat things like rats.
Spraying you with oily stuff,
One whiff is enough!
     Kim - Age 12

Furry little grey squirrel, 
Winter's almost here
Time to gather your acorns
To last till next year.
     
Our neighbor has bird feeders
For birds far and near
Cardinals, bluejays regal
Visit him all year!
     Michelle - Homeschool Teacher
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     Washington School, Bessemer, Michigan 
Sneaking through the forest dark
Hunting for it's prey.
Howling, Howling In the night
That's the Timber wolf.
     Pat Filippini's Grade 3
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     Wooden Valley School, Napa, California
          Deer
Gracefully prancing mammals
Nibbling green grass
They move with swift sleek motions
Racing through meadows
      6th grader
       
       Rattlesnakes
Rattlesnakes are very small
They are very smart
Rattlesnakes can bite you
Rattlesnakes are weak
     3rd grader
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     Martell and Morse Elementary Schools in Troy, Michigan
This is about a white tailed Deer.
Deer look like Bambi
A deer likes to eat plants
Tail goes up when scared.
     Mrs. Joan Porter's class
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     Kamali'i School, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii
Nene Nene Goose, Nene Nene Goose
Feathers of white, black and brown
Lives on a tropical island
Lays eggs in a nest on the ground
     Marilyn Gilbert's Grade 3 Enrichment Program
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     Lawrencetown Consolidated School, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Canada
It's found on our money
That we spend to soon
It is speedy and graceful
It's titled the LOON!
By Blair
    
Deep in the darkest woods
A wild grey wolf roams
She is hungry and tired
She's heading for home
By Anya

In our nice pretty province
A ground hog lives here
He looks chubby and lazy
His burrow is near
By Gillian

In your cute little province
There is a big bear
A huge Blackbear with pretty
Black furry long hair
By Amy S.
     Steve Baskwill's Grade 6
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     Holgate Local School, Holgate, Ohio
               Bald Eagle
Dark brown feathers with white head.  
Swoops down to catch prey.  
Their homes are trees near water.
Our nation's mascot. 
     Karen Brubaker's Grade 4
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     St. Mary School, Bedford, Ohio
Graceful and swift prance the deer
 in my own backyard
On our land eating our plants
Pesky creatures dance
     Bonnie Svetlik's Grade 6
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     Sunset View Elementary, Kennewick, Wa
Mustangs were tamed by cowboys.
They were very wild.
Brought to North America
By Spanish people.
     Colleen Malley's Grade 1
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     Salem Avenue Elementary School, Hagerstown, MD
Blue claws snapping at the waves.
Crabby and crusty,
Found in the Chesapaeke Bay.
The Maryland crab.
     Miss Barne's Grade 3
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     Blessed Sacrament School, Midland, MI
              The Black Bear
They might look so cute and warm,
But looks can deceive,
Their colors are like the night,
If you see one, leave.
             Skunks
Skunks are very curious,
They are black and white,
They really smell terrible,
Sometimes late at night.
      White-tailed Deer
A white-tailed deer walked past me
It eats lot of grass
Lives in forests and meadows
Scrapes the bark off trees.
     Grade 5
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     St. George School, Tenants Harbor, Maine 
Brown with antlers, and long legs
BIGGER than a horse
Moose leave footprnts in the mud
charging through the marsh
     Grade 3
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     Fourth Street Elementary, Athens, Georgia 
Walking, walking down a road.
Saw skunk!  Smelled bold!
Running! Running fast away!
Stink the rest of the day.
     Vicki Krugman's class
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     Public School Huerta Mayor, Alicante, Spain
The forest you must keep
for the wild boar to live
The kermes oak brown fruit
is wild boar favourite meal

With its brown furry camouflage
it hunts small animals
and it gives them a push
my little wild puss
     Concha Fernandez's Grade 5
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     Wiscasset Primary School, Wiscasset, Maine
Black bears have thick, shaggy fur
they eat blueberries.
They hibernate in winter
they love their babies.
     Beth Saufler's Grade 4     
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     Santa Rita, Los Altos, California.  
Bobcat, Bobcat you're so quick.
Long claws and red tongue
Short stubby tail, spotted black
Santa Rita cat.
     Kelly Pellizzari's Class
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     Paragon Elementary School, Paragon, Indiana
Eagle, eagle is a bird.
Flies around and down.
An eagle goes, "Eee, Eee, Eee."
An eagle lies down.
     Janet Sheppard's Grade 4
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     Centre Consolidated School, Nova Scotia, Canada
Loons live in Nova Scotia.
They are black and white
They lay eggs in the springtime
They nest in rushes.
     Mr. Langleys Grade 5
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     Fulton Catholic School, New York
Look at the black masked racoon 
he hunts with the moon
Searching for a big fat fish
to fill up his dish
     Robin Lower's Grade 2
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     Bromberek School, Lemont, IL
Deer Deer in the deep dark woods
Going home hungry
On the way it ate some bark
It went to sleep then
     Mrs. Dranter's Grade 4
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     Bel Air Elementary School, New Brighton, MN  
Feathers black, feathers white,
Necklace rings the throat
Mournful cry is Loon's great sign
They won't swim near your boat.
     Katie Johnson's Grade 2 
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     Neah Bay Elementary School, Neah Bay, Washington
Bald eagles like to eat fish
Their beauty enchants
Makahs use feathers for fans
To complete the dance
     Mr. James Mobley's Grade 4
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     Holden Middle School, Holden, Missouri

'Twas the night before Halloween
and all through the town
Not a creature was howling
Not even a hound.
     By Tricia, Jenny, and Michelle 

It was the night of Halloween
And no one was near
Not a creature was stirring
Except the deer.
     By Sarah J., Larissa M., and Debbie S.

It was the week before Easter
Everywhere in the cabinet
Everyone was up
Except a sleeping rabbit.
     By Tamera and Angela

It was the week before Easter 
Everywhere in the cabinet
Everyone was up,
Except a sleeping rabbit.
     Mrs. Riley's Grade 6 Reading Class
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     St. Julie Billiart School, Hamilton, Ohio
     DEERS
Deers rome about in this state,
they are out at night
their eyes will glow in the light,
some have big antlers
   By Christy

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Cardinals

Some cardinals can be red.
Some can be buff-brown.
Some can live in another state.
Some can live in town.
     By Jill
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Alone a seven point buck
Behind my ford truck
still searching trying to see
who I might just be

a friend a hunter to fear
why is he so near
go away said the scared deer
Gladly, I endeared
     By Nick

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     Butterflies

Flying so graceful soft and sweet
Colors  are bright and dark
They have colors in which they compete
Butterflies flow with the wind
     By Katie
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     Doves
Doves  are  very  pretty  birds.
They  fly  in  the  sky.
Doves  like  to  eat  seeds  and  worms.
Doves   are  in  my  state.

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     Squirrel
Lots of squirrels are cute and cuddly,
other squirrels are ugly,
some squirrels like to go nutty,
some squirrels are funny
     By Eric

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     Ms. Jean Stringer's Grade 6
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     Raffles Girls' School, Singapore    
In Singapore
It was once "Singapura"
Named after the "Singa"
Supposedly a lion.

Never mind if it was
Or whether it was not
For most take it as if it was
A lion.

There was a day
In sunny Sumatra
When Sang Nila Utama felt so bored
He decided to go hunting.

And go hunting he did
And when he came to Temasek
What did he see but
A "Singa".

And so Temasek was renamed Singapura
The "Sea Town" became a "Lion City"
And when the British came
It was called "Singapore".

So you can see
The lion was great indeed
For it gave its glorious name to our city
And made it as strong as he.

In Singapore
It was once "Singapura"
Named after the "Singa"
Which made it as mighty as he.
     Jocelyn Huang, Grade 7
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