byElisePetrieDesertBabiesCover(background)©HarcourtIndex;(main)©Photolibrary.com;3©Photolibrary.com;4©BruceColemanInc.;5–6©Photolibrary.com;7©GettyImages;8–9©RolfNussbaumer/NaturePictureLibrary;10©Photolibrary.com;11©JohnCancalosi/NaturePictureLibrary;12©Photolibrary.com;13©TelescopeWeb;14(tl)©Photolibrary.com;(tr)©Photolibrary.com;(bl)©BruceColemanInc.;(br)©RolfNussbaumer/NaturePictureLibrary.Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-350647-4ISBN13:978-0-15-350647-5OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350599-0(Grade2On-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350599-7(Grade2On-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357828-9(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357828-1(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910050151413121110090807063Adesertcanbehotinthedayandcoldatnight.Italmostneverrains,sothedesertisalsodry.Evenso,manyanimalsandtheirbabieslivethere.8RoadrunnerBabiesRoadrunnersaresmallbirds.Theymaybuildtheirnestinapricklycactusorabush.Thiskeepstheeggssafe.Whentheroadrunnerbabieshatch,theyarehungry.9First,theparentsmakethebabiesdrinkwater.Thewatercomesfromtheparent’sstomach.Ittricklesintothebaby’smouth.Afterthebabydrinksthewater,themotherorfatherfeedsthebabyfood.10SpadefootToadBabiesSpadefoottoadsliveunderthegroundformostoftheyear.Theydothistostaycool.Whenitrains,thetoadscomeoutofthegroundtomate.Thenthefemaletoadlayseggsinpoolsofwater.12JackrabbitBabiesJackrabbitsarereallyhares.Jackrabbitbabiesarebornaboveground.Theyhavefurandtheireyesareopen.Jackrabbitbabiesareabletomovearoundsoonaftertheyareborn.WordCount:390ThinkCritically1.Whathappenstothebabiesintheeggsofadeserttortoise?2.Whathappensbeforethebabyroadrunnerisgivenfoodbyitsmotherorfather?3.Whatissomethingboththespadefoottoadanddeserttortoisebabieswilldo?4.Howcanyoutellthisisanonfictionbook?5.Ifyouhadthechancetoseeoneofthedesertbabies,whichonewouldyouchoose?Why?ScienceGrouptheAnimalsDrawtwoboxesonasheetofpaperandwriteoneoftheseheadingsineachbox:HatchesfromanEgg,DoesnotHatchfromanEgg.Writethenamesoftheanimalsfromthebookinthecorrectboxes.Drawyourfavoritedesertbaby.School-HomeConnectionDiscussthepicturesinDesertBabieswithafamilymember.Talkaboutwhatitwouldbeliketoliveinthedesert.
