Este libro ilustrado con fotografías nos proporciona información sobre el hábitat de los mapaches, su aspecto físico, su ciclo vital, sus técnicos de supervivencia, sus características especiales, y sus relaciones con los seres humanos.

"In the spring, a farm-owning botanist adopts an abandoned baby raccoon. As he grows up over the course of the year, he learns to follow his instincts, and the botanist and her graduate student helper learn about raccoon character"--Prelim.

Twelve-year-old Chap Brayburn, ancient Sugar Man, and his raccoon-brother Swamp Scouts Bingo and J'miah try to save Bayou Tourterelle from feral pigs Clydine and Buzzie, greedy Sunny Boy Beaucoup, and world-class alligator wrestler and would-be land developer Jaeger Stitch.

#23 Hank the Cowdog must protect the ranch from an orphaned raccoon with a bad case of "moonlight madness, " an itch for trouble brought on by the light of the moon. #24 When he gets blamed after one of Eddy the raccoon's tricks backfires, Hank's search for the missing Eddy leads him and his sidekick, Drover, to a haunted house.