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2008 Forest Appreciation Week Writing Contest Honorable MentionsBy Mikayla Galloway, Summit Elementary School, Oconomowoc It was a cool crisp morning in early April, as I sat outside to look for something to draw. It was around 8:00 AM when I saw the most beautiful White-tailed Deer. She appeared to be alone, when suddenly another deer walked gracefully from the thick woods. I started to sketch them using the emerald green woods as the backdrop. As I finished, the mother deer pranced back into the woods leaving the fawn behind. I started to think that maybe the fawn with the snow white spots was motherless and possibly fatherless. It was unbearable to think of her being all by herself. I watched quietly as she looked from side to side. I was anxious to see what she was looking for in the open meadow. I stepped closer and she walked slowly, as if to say “follow me.” The clouds started to blanket the sky as the fawn crept back into the now darkened woods. Once I made it through the thick brush, the clouds began to part. As I looked closer, the fawn was caring for two tiny White-tailed Deer about half her size. I then realized, she was not alone, she was a MOTHER! Teacher: Ann-Marie Dart  By Eva Anderson, Fox Prairie Elementary, Stoughton And people are one thing I highly despise. Caves, cracks, or under a jeep, All these are safe places I like to sleep. Can you guess what I am? No, I’m not a baked yam. Bugs and fruit are foods I eat, And I’m the Count’s friend on Sesame Street. I’m completely blind, So food is hard to find. I see with sonar instead of my eyes, And some people take that as quite a surprise. If a sound comes in faster in one ear, It says to my brain a phrase like, “Steer Clear!” Stay away from the sharp-clawed cat, And finally, I’ll say what I am, I’m a bat. Teacher: Cassie Perkins My Favorite Forest Animal I think the raccoon is a really cool animal. It is cool because of the way it uses its hands, and the way it face and tail look, but also because of how smart it is. The raccoon’s hands are very special because of the way they can be used. Raccoons can use their hands to grasp objects such as food so they can wash it in the river. They can also use their hands to climb a tree. The raccoon's face looks like a burglar’s mask and makes it look like a criminal. Its tail also looks different because it has 5 to 7 black rings. Since the raccoon is so smart, it is able to avoid enemies. It is able to sneak up on its prey. Raccoons are also smart enough to know how to raid barns or cornfields. If you still don’t think raccoons are great, come down to my house and I’ll show you a raccoon. We could watch him wash his food; we’d look for the burglar’s mask and the 5 to 7 black rings on his tail. You’d see how smart he is. Then I know you would love raccoons. Teacher: Mrs. Joan Driscoll Bears are Best My favorite animal by far is a bear, They lumber through the forest, Bears are big but they can run, Hibernate is what they do when the days turn cool, Teacher: Mrs. Mary Kastern By Travis Hammerstad, Janet Berry Elementary, Appleton Its horns so fierce and such a beauty to see, Its eyes so sharp, Its legs so strong, Its fur so soft, Its hoofs so tough, It runs so swift. These are some reasons why my favorite forest animal is a deer! Teacher: Geri Faustich Chipmunks His cheeks are full of nuts as he runs to his home. Snowflakes are falling as he scurries up his tree; he is getting ready for winter. While he is stuffing his nuts in a tree the ground is being covered with snow. The air is frosty as he looks for food. When he enters his house for the last time until spring, he sees the pond next to his home is frosted over with ice. Now he knows winter is really here. As he settles down on his bed made of dry leaves he thinks of what next spring will bring. Teacher: Brian O’Handley By Morgan Birkenholz, Gilman Elementary, Gilman is the great White-tailed Deer I love the way it looks at me every time I’m near. The deer I see lives in my untamed woods. He has no fear to look me in the eyes. In my fields it grazes on grasses while listening for a fierce enemy close by. I love the way the deer lives so free as if in a dream. The way it leaps so high, like a soaring bird in the sky. The graceful way the deer walks around, reminds me of a ballerina spinning ‘round and ‘round. The caretaker of my forest, from the smallest bambi, to the biggest antlered buck, I truly love the Whitetail. Teacher: Mrs. Stendel My Favorite Forest Animal My favorite forest animal is a bear cub. Cubs are little, cute and hairy.
They also can be sort of scary. Cubs are born while mother naps
as the winter’s cold air zaps. Teacher: Darcie Ann Schindler Wolves and their Pups Wolves are my favorite forest animals because they look very soft and they are many different colors. Most wolves look different and have different colors. Some wolves have very thick fur and some have thin fur. I like the ones with the thick hair. I also like wolves because they look like dogs and they are related to dogs. Wolf’s babies are called pups. Pups remind me of puppies because they look a lot like each other. They probably look alike because they are related. Pups like to play with other pups. Wolves and their pups live in dens underground. Wolves have to dig tunnels that lead to their den. Each tunnel is about as long as a car. Wolves stay in packs. A pack is a group of wolves. In packs they hunt together and live together. In each pack there is a leader. The leader is stronger than the other wolves. The leader is in charge. Some wolves don’t live in packs but most of them do. In packs there is about fourteen or less. These are all the reasons why wolves and pups are my favorite forest animals. Teacher: Lori Foley |
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