Younger Kids (K-6)

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Children's books

Amazon. Flying Squirrels by Judith Jango-Cohen. Aimed at the library market. Can't find out much about it.

Amazon. Clinker Meets the Flying Squirrel by Kay Witschen. Kids book about a dog and a squirrel.

Amazon. Night Gliders by Joanne Ryder, illustrated by Melissa Bay Mathis. Rhymed kids book.

Amazon. Flying Squirrel at Acorn Place by Barbara Gaines Winkelman, illustrated by Kristin Kest (Smithsonian's Backyard Series, Vol 16). Described as "Flying Squirrel is awakened by a giant paw poking into his rooftop nest and decides it is time to look for a new home."

For younger kids

Colorable sheet from Enchanted Learning, flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) with an annotated picture and descriptions.

Young Naturalists page about squirrels with a paragraph dedicated to the Flying Squirrel. Includes a Squirrel Quiz!

Pitara Kids Network (India) article by Rama Kumaraswamy Thoopal, illustrated by Anup Singh, about squirrels with the last paragraph talking about how far the Giant Flying Squirrel can glide.

Amazon. Flying Squirrels: Gliders in the Dark by Nancy Wells-Gosling (Smithsonian Nature Book)

By younger kids

Flying squirrel outline pictures drawn by autistic child Kevin Carlson. Colorable.

Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel Endangered/Threatened Species Report by Ashley, Grade 6, William Street School, Lancaster, NY.