InformationalTextPAIREDREADWorkingWithAnimalsbyRachelTandySTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:RonSanford/Terra/CORBIS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:KeyDetailsPhonicsShorta,longa:a_eVocabularyStrategyRootWordsVocabularyallowed,care,excited,needs,roam,safe,wandered,wildContentStandardsScience:LifeScienceWordcount:280**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118929-8MHID:0-02-118929-3PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312TONYBARTLETT/epa/CORBISWorkingTogether..........17PAIREDREADWorkingwithAnimals......17EssentialQuestionHowdowecareforanimals?GenreInformationalTextbyRachelTandyDavidBFleetham/OxfordScientific/GettyImagesWhalescomeindifferentsizes.Thebluewhaleisthebiggest.Bluewhalescanweighmorethan200tons.2Royalty-Free/CORBISOrcawhalesswimveryfast.Theyhuntfish,seals,andbirds.Orcasarealsocalledkillerwhales.3Royalty-Free/CORBISWhaleshavefatundertheirskin.Itiscalledblubber.Itkeepsthewhalewarm.4Fotosearch/GettyImagesWhalesbreatheair.Theybreathethroughablowhole.Itisonthetopofthewhale’shead.Thiswhaleisbreathingout.5RonSanford/Terra/CORBISWhalesliveingroups.Theyarecalledpods.6Whalesroamtheoceans.Inthesummer,theyliveincoldoceans.Thenwintercomes.Theyswimtowarmeroceans.Thisisapodoforcawhales.7GalloImages/AlamySometimeswhalesmayhavewanderedtooclosetotheshore.Theybecomestranded.Theygetstuckonthebeach.Whalescannotliveonthebeachforlong.8GalloImages/AlamyThewhalesneedhelp.Peopleworktogether.Theytrytosavethewhale.9TimCuff/AlamyAstrandedwhalemustbekeptcoolandwet.Peo...
