Pecking his way through the door of a house, an intrepid little woodpecker busily raps on a rhyming sequence of indoor objects, from a hat and a mat and a racket and jacket to a teddy bear and a book called Jane Eyre.

"Benny the woodpecker makes a brilliant plan to eat a tasty plate of waffles"--

Young woodpecker Pierce has decided he is old enough to venture out and hunt for insects on his own. He will prove to his mother that he is old enough to stretch his wings and be independent and responsible! When he ventures to the forest in search of juicy insects he finds that it isn't going to be as easy as he thought. All of the trees he finds seem perfect -but they already have other animals making their homes there. And Raccoon and Owl and Skunk...

"The Grumpy Woods residents find Wallace Woodpecker's pecking preposterously loud, but the bears think Wallace is beating a nice rhythm--it is great for early-morning dancercise"--

This book is an introduction to woodpeckers, describing how they look, where they live, what they eat, threats to their survival, and more.

Explains the physical characteristics, behavior, diet, habitat, and geographical distribution of the North American downy woodpecker.

"A look at woodpeckers, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their hammering beaks, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status in the world today"--