STRIPED COAT, THE SKUNK is a children's novel about the adventures of a rural skunk, and the farm where it lives. Although many farmers consider skunks vermin, they are highly intelligent animals who do the farmers a great service by killing field mice, and other small animals. In this story, the skunk has all sorts of adventures - from hiding from its natural predators, to creating a safe den for its young, vulnerable offspring in the barn. It is...