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What Lives in This Hole? A Reading A–Z Level H Leveled Book Word Count: 217 LEVELED BOOK • H What Lives in This Hole? •N K • H Written by Kira Freed Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com What Lives in This Hole? Written by Kira Freed www.readinga-z.com Elf owls Table of Contents Animal Burrows Staying Cool Keeping Eggs Safe Making a Nest Living in the Dark 10 Hiding and Laying Eggs 12 Taking a Nap 14 More to Come 15 Glossary 16 What Lives in This Hole? • Level H Elf owls Animal Burrows Many animals live in holes called burrows I wanted to know more about them Table of Contents Animal Burrows Staying Cool Keeping Eggs Safe Making a Nest Living in the Dark 10 Hiding and Laying Eggs 12 Taking a Nap 14 More to Come 15 Glossary 16 What Lives in This Hole? • Level H My teacher and I work together My teacher helped me learn about them I used the computer to share what I learned Come see what I learned! What Lives in This Hole? • Level H Dese a e are rtois rt to PACIFIC OCEAN My teacher and I work together A desert tortoise hangs out in a burrow Staying Cool My teacher helped me learn about them A tortoise lives in this hole! I used the computer to share It lives in a desert what I learned It digs a burrow to get away from Come see what I learned! the heat What Lives in This Hole? • Level H CARIBBEAN SEA Goliath bird-eating spider area Wowser! The goliath bird-eating spider is as big as a dinner plate SOUTH AMERICA A goliath bird-eating spider hides in its burrow Keeping Eggs Safe A big spider lives in this hole! It lays eggs in a little bag It takes the bag when it leaves to find food What Lives in This Hole? • Level H CARIBBEAN SEA Goliath bird-eating spider area Wowser! GREENLAND The goliath bird-eating spider is as big as a dinner plate SOUTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA Atlantic puffin area EUROPE ATLANTIC OCEAN AFRICA A goliath bird-eating spider hides in its burrow Keeping Eggs Safe An Atlantic puffin sits in its burrow Making a Nest A big spider lives in this hole! It lays eggs in a little bag This is a hole for puffins! It takes the bag when it leaves They spend most of their time to find food at sea What Lives in This Hole? • Level H Wowser! Puffins may have bright colors on their bills Some people call puffins “clowns of the sea.” A puffin feeds its chick They dig a burrow on a cliff The burrow is a nest Both parents take care of the egg What Lives in This Hole? • Level H Wowser! Puffins may have bright colors on their bills Some people call puffins “clowns of the sea.” Naked mole rat area INDIAN OCEAN A puffin feeds its chick A naked mole rat pokes its head out of its burrow Living in the Dark They dig a burrow on a cliff The burrow is a nest Naked mole rats live in this hole! Both parents take care of the egg They live in the dark What Lives in This Hole? • Level H 10 A naked mole rat’s long front teeth help it dig Naked mole rats dig as a team They dig tunnels to find food One animal digs Others move the dirt away What Lives in This Hole? • Level H 11 CHINA A naked mole rat’s long front teeth help it dig SEA OF JAPAN JAPAN PACIFIC OCEAN Giant salamander area Naked mole rats dig as a team A Japanese giant salamander comes out of its burrow Hiding and Laying Eggs A big salamander lives They dig tunnels to find food in this underwater hole! One animal digs It lives in rivers and streams Others move the dirt away It hides all day and hunts at night What Lives in This Hole? • Level H 11 12 A male salamander protects the eggs The burrow is a safe place for eggs A female lays many eggs A male keeps the eggs safe What Lives in This Hole? • Level H 13 Wowser! Wo mb at are a A wombat’s burrow may be as long as three school buses! SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN A mother and baby wombat look out of their burrow Taking a Nap A male salamander protects the eggs The burrow is a safe place for eggs A wombat lives in this hole! A female lays many eggs It sleeps in its burrow all day A male keeps the eggs safe It comes out to find food at night What Lives in This Hole? • Level H 13 14 Snakes live in burrows, too! More to Come Other animals live in burrows, too It is so fun to learn about animals! What Lives in This Hole? • Level H 15 Glossary Snakes live in burrows, too! burrows (n.) holes dug in the ground by animals for use as homes (p 4) naked mole rats (n.) burrowing, almost hairless rodents that are nearly blind and live in Africa (p 10) puffins (n.) any of three kinds of diving seabirds known for their brightly colored beaks (p 8) salamander (n.) a kind of amphibian that has smooth, wet skin, a long tail, and short legs (p 12) More to Come tunnels (n.) underground passages (p 11) wombat (n.) a burrowing mammal with a pouch and short legs that looks similar to a small bear (p 14) Other animals live in burrows, too It is so fun to learn about animals! What Lives in This Hole? • Level H 15 16 What Lives in This Hole? A Reading A–Z Level H Leveled Book Word Count: 217 LEVELED BOOK • H What Lives in This Hole? •N K • H Written by Kira Freed Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com What Lives in This Hole? Written by Kira Freed www.readinga-z.com Photo Credits: Front cover: © Evan Sharboneau/123RF; back cover: © Chris Newbert/Minden Pictures; title page: © Claus Meyer/Minden Pictures; page 3: © Rick & Nora Bowers/ Alamy; page 4: © NHPA/SuperStock; page 5: © Design Pics/SuperStock; page 6: © Ralph Clevenger/Corbis; page 7: © James H Robinson/Photo Researchers, Inc.; page 8: © age fotostock/SuperStock; page (top): © Matt Caldwell/123RF; page (bottom): © Mark Colombus/Alamy; page 10: © Neil Bromhall/Photo Researchers, Inc.; page 11 (left): © Exactostock/SuperStock; page 11 (right): © Pat Morris/ ardea.com; pages 12, 13: © Cyril Ruoso/Minden Pictures; page 14: © Dave Watts/ Alamy; page 15: © Roberta Olenick/All Canada Photos/SuperStock Back cover: Hermit crab Title page: Yellow armadillo What Lives in This Hole? Level H Leveled Book © Learning A–Z Written by Kira Freed All rights reserved www.readinga-z.com Correlation LEVEL H Fountas & Pinnell H Reading Recovery 13–14 DRA 14