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Award-Winning Author Visits Westhampton Beach Elementary School
The students learned about animals and animal tracks from the author during his visit in June.
Westhampton Beach Elementary School students had the opportunity to learn about animals and animal tracks during a visit from award-winning author and storyteller James Bruchac on June 11.
During the visit, Bruchac, who is also an animal tracker and wilderness skills expert, entertained the students with his personal stories of growing up in the Adirondack foothills.
He also shared his collection of plaster casts of animal tracks. Popular books by Bruchac include “Turtle’s Race with Beaver,” “Raccoon’s Last Race” and “How Chipmunk Got his Stripes.”
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Photo Caption: Westhampton Beach first-graders Jessilynn Trinh, Clara Nathan, Patrick Fay and Devon White pose with visiting author James Bruchac.
Photo courtesy of the Westhampton Beach School District
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