Pet Rabbits by Martin Cohen H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN H ARCO URT Pet Rabbits by Martin Cohen PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Title Page: (l) PhotoDisc, Inc.; (c) Ingram; (r) PhotoDisc, Inc.; (r) PhotoDisc, Inc.; (c) Ingram; (l) PhotoDisc, Inc.; (bl) Stockdisc; (inset) PhotoDisc, Inc.; (b) PhotoDisc, Inc.; (t) PhotoDisc, Inc.; (bl) Photodisc, Inc 10 (br) Rubberball Productions All other photos © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company All rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers, Attn: Permissions, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777 Printed in China ISBN-10: 0-547-25263-3 ISBN-13: 978-0-547-25263-6 0940 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format Rabbits are soft and cuddly They can live in a cage inside or outside They are easy to feed and clean You can learn to take care of a rabbit by yourself A rabbit makes a good pet! You can find rabbits for sale in a big pet store Some of the rabbits have tall ears Some have floppy ears Some of the rabbits have straight fur Some have curly fur Rabbits come in different sizes A mini rabbit stays small You can hold it in one hand If a giant rabbit stood up, it would reach the top of your bed! You need a lot of space for a giant rabbit An Outside Rabbit A pet rabbit can live outside It will need a big cage made of wood and wire The cage should not get too hot or too cold A rabbit needs lots of straw to make a nest inside the cage straw An Inside Rabbit What if you don’t have a yard? A pet rabbit can live inside It will need a cage to sleep in The cage should have a water bottle Clean the cage and change the water every day water bottle cage Feeding Pet rabbits eat special dry rabbit food You can buy it at the pet store They also like fresh fruit and vegetables Apples, cabbage, and carrots are good rabbit food Cleaning Sometimes rabbits get dirt stuck in their fur A rabbit uses its row of teeth like a comb to get clean You can help, too You can brush your rabbit every day brush vet Going to the Vet You should take your rabbit to the vet After the vet has weighed the rabbit, she will check its heart She will ask if the pet has drooled This might mean it has a bad tooth Making Friends A rabbit will be shy when you first get it First let a rabbit sniff you Then pet it very gently A rabbit does not need special toys or collars What a rabbit needs most is a friend like you! 10 Responding Word Builder The letters –ed at the end of drooled show that the word means something happened in the past Copy the chart Add –ed to words, and think about their meaning TARGET VOCABULARY Word -ed form drool weigh drooled Write About It Text to World Write a few sentences about someone taking a sick pet to the vet What kind of pet is it? How does the vet find out what is wrong? Use words from the Word Builder 11 TARGET VOCABULARY collars curly drooled floppy row stood straight weighed Infer/Predict Use text clues to figure out important ideas TARGET STRATEGY Which word tells a way to move a boat in the water? 12 Level: I DRA: 16 Science Strategy: Summarize Word Count: 366 2.1.1 Build Vocabulary HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 1101619 ... Publishers, Attn: Permissions, 627 7 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 328 87-6777 Printed in China ISBN -10 : 0-547 -25 263-3 ISBN -13 : 978-0-547 -25 263-6 0940 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 If you have received these... way to move a boat in the water? 12 Level: I DRA: 16 Science Strategy: Summarize Word Count: 366 2. 1. 1 Build Vocabulary HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 11 016 19 ... good pet! You can find rabbits for sale in a big pet store Some of the rabbits have tall ears Some have floppy ears Some of the rabbits have straight fur Some have curly fur Rabbits come in different