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K1 Text Set: The Animals Around Us

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All animal species are unique. There’s something special about each, from what it eats to where it lives to how it communicates with others of its kind. Whether you have a dog as a pet or you wake up to the chirping of birds, chances are that you cross paths with the animal world each and every day.

Essential Questions:

1. How do animals live and grow in their environment?

2. Do writers of fictional texts include details that are true to life about their animal characters?

3. What fictional or human qualities do writers include?

4. What is unique about each type of animal?

5. How are animals similar to and different from humans?

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Animals

Into the Wild

May 3, 2019

Amazing Creatures Elephants are huge. They are the largest land animals on Earth. They roam through parts of Africa and Asia. Join TFK on an elephant safari. Let’s learn about these incredible mammals. Here Comes the Herd Elephants travel…

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Animals

What Do You Say?

September 10, 2018

Humans use language to communicate. Animals communicate, too. Find out how. Some animals use sound. Each penguin has a special call. Other penguins hear the sound and know who is calling. Some animals light up. Jellyfish can make their…

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Animals

A Frog’s Life

March 26, 2018

A frog goes through four stages of life. It changes and grows at each stage. Frogs lay eggs. That’s where new frogs come from. The eggs hatch in one to three weeks. Then a tadpole hatches from an egg. A…

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Busy Bees

December 29, 2017

Bees are insects. They live together in beehives. Life in a beehive can be busy. But each bee knows its job. See what goes on inside a hive. Bees live together. Thousands of bees live together inside beehives. The bees…

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Animals

Cool Cats

January 13, 2017

This is a cheetah. It is the fastest animal on land. Find out about other kinds of wild cats. Margays are small cats. They live in the jungles of Central and South America. Margays are good climbers and spend much…

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Animals

All About Owls

September 23, 2016

Night Creatures Owls are nocturnal. They are active at night. They sleep during the day when the sun is shining. Silent Flyers Owls fly quietly. How do they do it? The secret is their long wings and the shape of…

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