Books at Swan Hills School Library Wake Up Groundhog! by Susannah Leonard Hill Although she can predict the weather much better than the boys in her family, no one thinks that Phyllis the groundhog has a chance of replacing the aging Punxsutawney Phil when Groundhog Day's official groundhog retires. The Story of Punxsutawney Phil: The Fearless Forecaster by Julia Spencer Moutran After helping his family prepare their burrow for the winter and joining them in a long nap beneath the cold Pennsylvania snow, Punxsutawney Phil emerges on Groundhog Day to predict the weather. Click on the picture above to learn about Groundhog Day in Canada with profiles of famous Canadian Groundhogs, at CBC Kids. Kids love Wiarton Willie and the Wiarton Willie Festival in Wiarton, Ontario. Kids ask a bunch of questions to Jamie Everatt of Bruce County Tourism at @ExploretheBruce about Wiarton's famous groundhog, the yearly winter festival and about snowshoeing. (2 minutes) In Groundhog Day: Holiday Facts and Fun, Viewers are taken to Punxsutawney, PA, where Groundhog Day originated in 1886. There, they see all the town's festive activities associated with this fun holiday -- children's art activities, races, a gigantic chili dinner, folk concerts, hay rides and much more. The keeper of the town's most famous resident, groundhog "Punxsutawney Phil," shows how he takes care of the animal and briefly explains groundhog behavior. Another segment, rendered in beautiful animation, explores the holiday's origins. A trip to the Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center helps students understand the difference between predicting weather with old wive's tales and modern, scientific instruments. Weather phenomena, such as the water cycle, are also explained. The program ends with the holiday's big celebration early in the morning of February 2nd, when Punxsutawney Phil predicts how much longer winter weather will last. Note: This video is available to our school and others through Alberta's Online Reference Centre. Login should be automatic at school. Outside of school login credentials will have to be entered. Sites for Research on GroundhogsImage: Marmota monax UL 04.jpg Wikimedia CC License
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