Research

Step 5:

Book Resources

The Rabbit Handbook by Karen Gendron: used for rabbit behavior p. 75 and Jackalope myth p. 9

Rabbit Handbook by David Taylor: used for rabbit behavior and biology p. 41

Rodents of the World by David Alderton: used for rodent myths and legends p. 34 and overall species info.

Chinchilla Handbook by Edmund Bickel: biology of chinchillas p. 10

The Natural History of Squirrels by John Gurnell: body structure p. 15, food p. 29, and behavior p. 75

The Complete Guide to Plumbing - Black & Decker: used for visual, structural, and job inclusion resource.

Circular Work in Carpentry and Joinery by George Collings - used for visual and structural resource

Web Resources

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/90873/7142522.html -- for thinking outside the box --> How rodents can be depicted. What other duties can a rodent (like a rabbit) perform without actually working?

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2010/09/16/rodents-reign-down-on-royal-eco-parade-er-garden-party/ --> problems that occur when rodents are involved... even in the most contained places.

http://www.examiner.com/pets-in-hartford/rat-patrol-rodents-used-to-detect-land-mines --> tasks that rodents are already doing and good at.

http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Reading+writing+rodents/3502642/story.html --> psychological effects of rodents.