The Raccoon's Young Ones Author:Irmengarde Eberle It was evening and dusky in the woods. As the shadows of the April night turned to darkness, a raccoon began to look for just the right kind of hollow in a tree. At last she found one that suited her. Here, just before dawn, her four cubs were born. — Irmengarde Eberle tells the story of the devoted mother and her cubs through the first year o... more »f the young ones' lives. We see them as they first tumble from their den to discover that there is a world beyond that dim, quiet hole. We follow them as they learn to climb, to fish, to feed and take care of themselves. Through a whole year, their mother courageously protects them until they are ready to strike out on their own.« less