InformationalTextTwoCubsbyNicholasSpencerSTRATEGIES&SKILLSACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119415-5MHID:0-02-119415-7PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC171615141312PhotographyCredit:Cover(l)Purestock/PunchStock,(r)DanielJCox/Photographer’sChoice/GettyImages**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:ConnectionsWithinTextHigh-FrequencyWordshavePhonicsshortuContentStandardsScienceLifeScienceWordcount:28**TwoCubsbyNicholasSpencer(l)ChrisWallace/Alamy,(r)AdityaSingh/agefotostockThecubshaveeyes.2Thecubshaveears.3(p.2l)Purestock/PunchStock,(p.2r)Fuse/GettyImages,(p.3l)DanielJCox/OxfordScientific/GettyImages,(p.3r)DanielJCox/Photographer’sChoice/GettyImagesThecubshaveteeth.4(p.4l)ChrisWallace/Alamy,(p.4r)AdityaSingh/agefotostock,(p.5l)DonaldM.Jones/MindenPictures/GettyImages,(p.5r)MartinHarvey/GalloImages/GettyImagesThecubshavenoses.5Thecubshavetails.6Thecubshavepaws.7(p.6l)JohnEMarriott/AllCanadaPhotos/GettyImages,(p.6r)PictureAlliance/Photoshot,(p.7l)DavidPonton/DesignPics/GettyImages,(p.7r)GKHart/VikkiHart/DigitalVision/GettyImagesThecubshavefur.8(l)Woodfall/Photoshot,(r)Fuse/GettyImagesLiteracyActivitiesDrawapictureofatigercuborabearcub.Writeonefactyoulearnedaboutthecub.CubFactTalktoyourpartneraboutthebook.Howaretheblackbearcubandthetigercubalike?Howaretheydifferent?AlikeandDifferent9780021194155MHID0-02-119415-7ISBN-13978-0-02-119415-599701EANKGRA•Benchmark1•Lexile10LBabyAnimalsGradeK•Unit7Week1www.mheonline.com