Scott Foresman Reading Street 1.1.6

Genre Build Background Access Content Extend Language

Expository Nonfi ction

Animal Facts

Animal Names

Animals of the World

Labels in Pictures

Patterned Text

Singular and Plural Nouns

Reader

by Siobhan Phillips

ISBN 0-328-14102-X

PhotographsEvery effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.

Cover Martin Harvey/Peter Arnold, Inc.; 1 Art Wolfe/Getty Images; 2 (TL) Roger de la Harpe/DK Images, (TR) Art Wolfe/Getty Images, (BC) Ed Kashi/Corbis; 3 Harvey Lloyd/Getty Images; 4 Royalty-Free/Corbis; 5 D. & OSF Bartlett/Animals Animals/Earth Scenes; 6 AEF/Franois DElbee/Getty Images; 7 Gerhard Jaegle/Peter Arnold Inc.;8 Martin Harvey/Peter Arnold Inc.

ISBN: 0-328-14102-X

Copyright Pearson Education, Inc.

All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America.

This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.

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Talk About It1. Choose one animal in this book. Tell someone

about it.2. Why cant ostriches fly? Tell what you think.

Write About It3. Draw a picture of your favorite African

animal. Tell why it is your favorite.

Extend Language

lion lions zebras hippos

Look at the chart. What are the missing words?

One Two or More

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Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois Parsippany, New Jersey New York, New YorkSales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts Duluth, Georgia Glenview, Illinois

Coppell, Texas Sacramento, California Mesa, Arizona

by Siobhan Phillips

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These are places in Africa.Many animals live in Africa.Africa is their home.

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Zebras live in Africa.Zebras have black and white stripes.A zebra likes to eat grass.

grass

zebra

stripes

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Lions live in Africa.Lions are big cats.A lion has a loud roar.

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Ostriches live in Africa.Ostriches are birds.An ostrich cannot fly.

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Hippos live in Africa.Hippos like the water. A hippo likes to jump into muddy water.

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Elephants live in Africa. Elephants have long trunks and floppy ears.An elephant is big.

trunk

ear

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Many animals live in Africa.Can you name some of them?

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PhotographsEvery effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.

Cover Martin Harvey/Peter Arnold, Inc.; 1 Art Wolfe/Getty Images; 2 (TL) Roger de la Harpe/DK Images, (TR) Art Wolfe/Getty Images, (BC) Ed Kashi/Corbis; 3 Harvey Lloyd/Getty Images; 4 Royalty-Free/Corbis; 5 D. & OSF Bartlett/Animals Animals/Earth Scenes; 6 AEF/Franois DElbee/Getty Images; 7 Gerhard Jaegle/Peter Arnold Inc.;8 Martin Harvey/Peter Arnold Inc.

ISBN: 0-328-14102-X

Copyright Pearson Education, Inc.

All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America.

This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V034 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05

Talk About It1. Choose one animal in this book. Tell someone

about it.2. Why cant ostriches fly? Tell what you think.

Write About It3. Draw a picture of your favorite African

animal. Tell why it is your favorite.

Extend Language

lion lions zebras hippos

Look at the chart. What are the missing words?

One Two or More

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