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2 Level: H Word Count: th Word: longer (page 20) Teaching Focus: Phonics: Phonemic Decoding Look at the words turtle and they. How are they alike? How are they different? Look in the book and find more words that begin like turtle and they. Tips on Reading this Book with Children: 1. Read the title. Predictions after reading the title have children make predictions about the book. 2. Take a book walk. Talk about the pictures in the book. Use content words from the book as you take the picture walk. Have children find one or two words they know as they do a picture walk. 3. Have children find words they recognize in the text. 4. Have children read the remaining text aloud. 5. Strategy Talk use to assist children while reading. Get your mouth ready Look at the picture Think does it make sense Think does it look right Think does it sound right Chunk it by looking for a part you know My Science Library Levels Read it again. 7. Complete the activities at the end of the book.

3 Animal Habitats by Julie K. Lundgren Science Content Editor: Kristi Lew

4 Science content editor: Kristi Lew A former high school teacher with a background in biochemistry and more than 10 years of experience in cytogenetic laboratories, Kristi Lew specializes in taking complex scientific information and making it fun and interesting for scientists and non-scientists alike. She is the author of more than 20 science books for children and teachers Rourke Publishing LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. Project Assistance: The author also thanks Riley, Sam and Steve Lundgren. Photo credits: Cover Paul S. Wolf, Damla AYZEREN; Cover logo frog Eric Pohl, test tube Sergey Lazarev; Page 4 lavigne herve; Page 5 Vittorio Bruno; Page 6 Diana Cochran Johnson; Page 7 Serg64; Page 8 Eric Isselée; Page 9 Henk Bentlage; Page 10 JG Photo; Page 11 Janelle Lugge; Page 12 Strejman; Page 13 Terence; Page 14 Eric Isselée; Page 15 Terry Reimink; Page 16 Fiona Ayerst; Page 17 Krzysztof Odziomek; Page 18 Eric Gevaert; Page 19 Eric Gevaert; ; Page 20 Brian Balster; Page 21 Morgan Lane Photography Editor: Kelli Hicks Cover and page design by Nicola Stratford, bdpublishing.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lundgren, Julie K. Animal habitats / Julie K. Lundgren. p. cm. -- (My science library) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN (Hard cover) (alk. paper) ISBN (Soft cover) 1. Habitat (Ecology)--Juvenile literature. I. Title. QH L dc Rourke Publishing Printed in China, Power Printing Company Ltd Guangdong Province LP - rourke@rourkepublishing.com Post Office Box Vero Beach, Florida 32964

5 Table of Contents Hello, Habitat!...4 Heaps of Habitats...8 Changing Habitats...18 Show What You Know Glossary Index... 24

6 Hello, Habitat! A habitat is where an animal lives. Most black bears live in forests. 4

7 An octopus lives in the sea. 5

8 Animals need food, water, and shelter to live. They find these things in their habitat. 6 Some turtles need sunny places to warm themselves.

9 Some butterflies need flowers. They drink the sweet nectar. 7

10 Heaps of Habitats Animals live in habitats on land and in water. Land habitats include forests, grasslands, and deserts. 8

11 Prairie dogs live in grasslands. 9

12 Deserts get very little rain. They can be cold or hot. 10 The Arctic fox lives in a kind of cold desert called a tundra.

13 Some lizards live in hot deserts. 11

14 Tropical rainforests are warm and wet all year. These habitats are near the equator. equator 12

15 Many kinds of monkeys live in the trees in tropical rainforests. 13

16 Oceans, lakes, and wetlands are water habitats. You can find frogs and ducks in wetlands. 14

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18 Oceans are salty water habitats. Most lakes are fresh water habitats. Sharks patrol ocean waters looking for their next meal. 16

19 Freshwater pike live in many North American lakes. 17

20 Changing Habitats People change habitats. These changes may hurt animals. Oil spills can spoil water and land habitats. 18

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22 Sometimes people cause big changes to habitats and then animals cannot find what they need. Cutting down trees changes the forest habitat. 20

23 People must help take care of habitats. 21

24 1. Can you name some land habitats? 2. What animals live in water habitats? 3. How can people care for animal habitats? 22

25 Glossary equator (ee-kway-ter): an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles grasslands (GRASS-landz): large areas of grassy land with few trees habitat (HAB-uh-tat): a place an animal naturally lives oceans (OH-shuhnz): salty bodies of water covering much of Earth shelter (SHELL-ter): a place where an animal can be protected from danger and weather tropical (TROP-uh-kuhl): warm and wet all through the year wetlands (WET-landz): areas covered with shallow water and many kinds of water plants 23

26 Index change(s) 18, 20 desert(s) 8, 10, 11 forests 4, 8 grasslands 8, 9 land 8 ocean(s) 14, 16 rainforests 12, 13 water 6, 8, 14, 16 Websites About the Author Julie K. Lundgren grew up near Lake Superior where she liked to muck about in the woods, pick berries, and expand her rock collection. Her interests led her to a degree in biology. She lives in Minnesota with her family. 24

27 Comprehension & Extension: Summarize: What is a habitat? How would you describe some different habitats? Text to Self Connection: Where do you live? What do you need to survive in your habitat? Extension: Think about water and land habitats. Make a Venn diagram to show how the two habitats are alike and how they are different. Sight Words I Used: are some their these they Vocabulary Check: Use glossary words in a sentence. My Science Library Levels 1-2

28 Have you ever wondered about the science all around us? Plants grow and change, the Sun rises to warm the Earth, and matter changes from one form to another. Investigate Life, Physical, Earth, and Technology science topics with Rourke s My Science Library. This library explores NSTA science standards with engaging text and colorful images to support readers from kindergarten to third grade. Are you ready to investigate? Books in My Science Library: Animal Adaptations Animal Habitats Earth s Changing Surface Floating and Sinking I Use a Mouse Living or Nonliving? Magnet Power Matter Comes in All Shapes Me and My Shadow: A Book about Light Plant Adaptations Plant Life Cycles What s the Weather Like Today? Printed in China