A COYOTE IN THE CITY

Write About Habitats

A Coyote
in the
City

A Nonfiction Narrative
by Barbara Wood

A
Coyote
in the

City

A Nonfiction Narrative
by Barbara Wood

One morning in Chicago, something
unusual happened. A coyote walked
into a sandwich shop!

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No doubt about it—it is very unusual
to see a coyote in a sandwich shop.

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Many people came to see the coyote.
Needless to say, they were surprised
by what they saw.

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The coyote was scared—so scared that he
jumped into a drink cooler!

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Soon some animal care workers came.
They captured the coyote and took him
away. They named him Adrian.

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They put Adrian in a cage.

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Then they took him to a new habitat.
They let him loose near a forest. Adrian
ran straight into his new habitat.

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Many coyotes live in forest habitats.

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There is plenty of food, water, and
shelter in a forest habitat.

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Coyotes live in many different habitats.
They live in forests, deserts, and prairies.

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They can even survive in busy cities,
just as Adrian did.

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Coyotes can find food in the city.
They capture and eat squirrels and mice.

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They eat food from trash cans. And,
as this true story shows, they might
even eat sandwiches!

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Acknowledgments Author’s
Grateful acknowledgment is given to the authors, artists, photographers, museums, publishers, Note
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the appropriate permission. If any omissions have been made or if corrections are required, On April 3, 2007, I was
please contact the Publisher. surprised when I heard the
news—there was a coyote in
Photographic Credits: downtown Chicago!
Cover (bg), 13 Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott/Minden Pictures; Title (bg) Andrew Rakoczy/Photo
Researchers, Inc.; 2-3 Dean Fox/SuperStock; 4-7 Photo by Scott Stewart/Chicago Sun-Times; I live in a suburb of Chicago.
8 Rich Hein/Chicago Sun-Times; 9 Scott Strazzante/Chicago Tribune/MCT/NewsCom; 10-11 Paul A. Grass and trees grow where
Souders/Corbis; 12 Raymond Tercafs/Photoshot; 14 Erwin & Peggy Bauer/Photoshot; 15 T Kitchin & I live. But downtown, the
V Hurst/Photoshot; James P. Blair/National Geographic Image Collection. ground is covered with
concrete. Tall buildings fill
Neither the Publisher nor the authors shall be liable for any damage that may be caused or the sky. How could a coyote
sustained or result from conducting any of the activities in this publication without specifically survive in this habitat?
following instructions, undertaking the activities without proper supervision, or failing to comply
with the cautions contained herein. I felt sorry for the coyote.
I wanted to find out more
Published by National Geographic School Publishing & Hampton-Brown about him. So I used the
Sheron Long, Chairman Internet to do research. I
Samuel Gesumaria, Vice-Chairman found newspaper articles and
Alison Wagner, President and CEO photos online. I also searched
Susan Schaffrath, Executive Vice President, Product Development for information about coyote
habitats.
Editorial: Fawn Bailey, Joseph Baron, Carl Benoit, Jennifer Cocson, Francis Downey, Richard
Easby, Mary Clare Goller, Chris Jaeggi, Carol Kotlarczyk, Kathleen Lally, Henry Layne, Allison Lim, I used the information to
Taunya Nesin, Paul Osborn, Chris Siegel, Sara Turner, Lara Winegar, Barbara Wood write a nonfiction story. I’m
glad it has a happy ending!
Art, Design, and Production: Andrea Cockrum, Kim Cockrum, Adriana Cordero, Darius Detwiler, I think a forest is a better
Alicia DiPiero, David Dumo, Jean Elam, Jeri Gibson, Shanin Glenn, Raymond Godfrey, Raymond home for a coyote than the
Hoffmeyer, Rick Holcomb, Cynthia Lee, Anna Matras, Gordon McAlpin, Melina Meltzer, Rick city. What do you think?
Morrison, Cindy Olson, Christiana Overman, Andrea Pastrano-Tamez, Sean Philpotts, Leonard
Pierce, Stephanie Rice, Christopher Roy, Janet Sandbach, Susan Scheuer, Margaret Sidlosky, Jonni — Barbara Wood
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