XxxxXxxPAIREDREADNonfictionTadpolesintoFrogsAnimalAnimalFamiliesFamiliesbyDeborahNovemberSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:Cover(inset)BrandXPictures/PunchStock/GettyImages,TomBrakefield/BrandXPictures/GettyImages.**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:MainTopicandKeyDetailsPhonicsConsonantDigraphsch,tch,sh,ph,th,wh,ngVocabularyStrategyMultiple-MeaningWordsVocabularyadult,alive,covered,fur,giant,groom,mammal,offspringContentStandardsScienceLifeScienceWordcount:273**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118934-2MHID:0-02-118934-XPrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312EssentialQuestionHowareoffspringliketheirparents?GenreNonfictionAnimalAnimalFamiliesFamiliesbyDeborahNovemberPAIREDREADTadpolesintoFrogs.........17JochemDWijnands/Photographer’sChoice/GettyImagesAnimalstakegoodcareoftheirbabies.BabyDeerDeermothershaveonetothreebabies.Deermothersfeedtheirbabiesfortwomonths.TomBrakefield/CORBIS2Adeerisamammallikeyou.Mammalsdonotcomefromeggs.Babydeercanwalksoonaftertheyareborn.DesignPicsInc./Alamy3Youngdeerarecalledoffspring.Theyhavespots.Boydeergrowantlers.Girldeerdonotgrowantlers.TomBrakefield/BrandXPictures/GettyImages4Thedeerbecomesanadult.Hisantlersusuallygetbigger.STOPANDCHECKWhatdoboydeergrow,butnotgirldeer?Antlershavemorepointsonthemifthedeerhasgoodfoodtoeat.KateThompson/NationalGeographic/GettyImages5KangaroosBabykangaroosgrowtobeverybig.Thegiantredkangarooisthebiggestone.Kangaroosareonlyaboutthesizeofagrapewhentheyareborn.TierUndNaturfotografieJ&CSohns/StockImage...
