byjanebuxtonextremeanimalsExpositoryTextPAIREDREADHareandtheWaterSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:(bkgd)Photodisc/GettyImages,Photodisc/PunchStock**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.WordCount:1,189**ComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:MainIdeaandKeyDetailsVocabularyStrategyPrefixesVocabularycamouflages,dribbled,extraordinary,poisonous,pounces,predators,prey,vibrationsELLVocabularyhabitat,pressure,surviveContentStandardsScienceLifeScienceCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119151-2MHID:0-02-119151-4PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110byjanebuxtonextremeanimalsEssentialQuestionWhathelpsananimalsurvive?PAIREDREADIntroduction.............................2Chapter1SurvivingintheDesertandtheRainForest.....................4Chapter2WateryEnvironments.....................8Chapter3WeirdCreaturesoftheDeep............12RespondtoReading....................15HareandtheWater...........16Glossary/Index..........................19FocusonScience...............20Earthhasmanydifferentenvironments.Ithashotdeserts,snowymountains,oceans,rivers,andlakes.Ithasgrassyplainsandrainforests.Animalshavespecialadaptationstohelpthemsurviveintheseenvironments.Someadaptationshelpanimalsfindfoodorliveindifferentclimates.Someadaptationshelpanimalsstaysafefrompredatorsthathuntthem.introductiondesert2Photodisc/GettyimagesAnimalshavephysicaladaptations.Someanimalshavethickfurtokeepthemwarmorlonglegstorunawayfrompredators.Otheranimalshavelargeearstolistenforprey.Animalscanalsousetheirearstohearapredatorbeforeitpounces.Someadaptat...
