Recognizing Animals
By Ms. Crawford WTR class Table of Contents
Eels………………………….………1 Foxes……………………….………3 Koalas…………………….….…….5 Lions………………………………..7 Moose……………………………..9 Owls……………………………….11 Penguins…………………………13 Sharks…………………………….15 Tigers…………………..…………17 Whales……………………….…..19 Wolves……………………...……21 Animal Poetry…………….……23 Glossary…………………….…….30 About the Authors…………..31
Eels An Eel’s Café Eels eat a few types of food. On rare occasions, an eel will eat something besides fish. Conger eels also like to eat ’ By Eme octopus. If an eel can t find enough fish, it will eat falling palm fruit. If you get to close to a moray eel, it will bite you. Moray eels will also eat small squid and cu lefish. Eels can eat a lot of types of food. Looking at Eels Do you know what eels look like? I do. European and American eels can grow up to 3 or 4 feet but electric eels can grow to eight feet long. The biggest eel is a conger eel that can grow to 9 feet long. Conger eels can weigh up to 150 pounds. Moray eels have bad eyesight. Gulper eels have a pelican like mouth. There are about 600 kinds of eels. Moray eels can be orange, blue, green, yellow, white, brown, black, and gray. Eels look like snakes. An electric eel can knock over a standing horse and harm it. Eels have a weird shape.
This is a eel about to catch a fish. t Eels by Kel
Hey I Live Over Here Eel habitats are cool. Some electric eels live in the Amazon. Moray eels live in tropical and subtropical places. Conger eels, moray eels, gulper eels, and pike eels all live in fresh water areas. Some eels live in the Atlantic Northeast of the This is a electric eel Caribbean islands. Eels are cool creatures. Do you want to know everything interesting about eels? If a slime eel Waving Around gets slime on you, you Do you know what eels do in put a little water on it water? I do. Slime eels wriggle up your and peel it off. Some eels body and eat your innards. Eels move like snakes. Electric eels get electricity can go on land for a little from their organs by the abdomen. Some while. A baby eel takes eels can dive eleven thousand ive about 7 to 10 years to hundred feet. Electric eels can give off a This is a dragon moray eel 650volt shock! Conger eels will bite a grow to actual size. Eels skin diver’s inger. I love eels’ are great. movements. What Foxes Are Like Foxes If you want to know what foxes are like, By James Day Time To Eat! read this. Most foxes are either black, Do you know brown, red, white, blue-gray or tan. what foxes eat? Also, most foxes have pointed ears, I do. These cool long bushy tails & weigh 7 to 30 creatures feed pounds. Also, foxes have really good mainly on smelling & hearing. Plus foxes have 4 rabbits, birds, toes on each foot & dewclaws only on lizards, bugs, their front feet. By the way, the 4 main mice, fish & types of fox are red fox, kit fox, gray fox berries. Foxes & arc c fox. Foxes are super duper are awesome. cool!
So, So, So, So, So, So, Sad Foxes have 3 predators. Their predators are people,
eagles & bears. Eagles & bears hunt them for their meat, but people hunt them for their fur. I am very, very, very, very, very sad for the foxes.
Above are the predators.
Above is what foxes eat.
Foxes by Emme
Behavior Foxes behave in many different ways. Foxes mostly move through the shadows. They are nocturnal. When foxes are scared they show teeth. They also can loose baby teeth. Foxes leave the at 6 months old. Adult foxes live alone. Gray foxes can climb trees. Foxes are awesome animals!
These are two young fennec foxes in the rocky mountains. Sily koalas Koalas do many different tings. Koalas are pregnant for up t a litle over a mont and have a baby every 1 or 2 years. Once tey leave teir moter’s pouch tey KOALAS never drink again because tey get teir watr fom by:Caitlin leaves. Aftr it is nine monts old, it starts t climb a lot. Koalas spend most of teir tme in tme in tees. Te koala curls up in a tee t nap. Koalas are NOCTURNAL wow! Tat means tey are actve at night and sleep at day. Tey scream like a baby when tey are scared. Koalas are amazing animals.
This is a pic of a koala sleeping. Koala’s Restaurant Do you know what koalas eat? I DO! Koalas eat fom eucalyptus tees but te eucalyptus leaves are not very nutitous, so koalas sleep for up t 20 hours a day. I’m glad I get t eat more tan a koala! This is a cartoon pic of a koala ea ng human food. Koalas Dangers Koalas have a few dangers. I wil tl you about te predatrs for te babies. Te Koalas By Edie dangers for te babies are dogs, snakes, and large birds. Once milions of koalas got kiled for teir fr. Humans destoy teir habitat for twns and steets. Tese are a few of teir predatrs
Koala Hotl Do you know where koalas live? I do. Koalas live in places where tere are plent of tees. Koalas live in Sout Austalia, new Sout Wales, Victria, Queensland. Tey mark te home Koala Hotl Koalas’ Looks Do you know where koalas Do you know what a koala looks like? I DO! live? I do. Koalas live in places Koalas have flat noses. Koalas are about as smal a litle where tere are plent of tees. Koalas live in Sout Austalia, dog. Teir fr is grey and whit. Koalas have long claws tat are sharp. Tey have rough pads. Teir arms are Koalas playing around together new Sout Wales, Victria, Queensland. Tey mark te almost as long as teir legs. Teir fr on teir chins has home tee so oter koalas wil whit spots. Koalas weigh 25 pounds. Teir height is 2 ½ ’ not go near it. I tink it s feet. Tey live up t 12 years of life. A moter koala keeps cool where tey oter koalas wil not go near its baby safe and warm. When koalas are born, tey have it. I tink it’s cool where tey no hair and are pink. When tey are 6 monts old, it live. climbs out of te pouch and stays for 6 monts. Baby koalas are caled joeys. Koalas have many intrestng features . By Cur s
Lions Good Looks Lions have good looks. Lions can have a mane. The lion’s mane makes the male Lion Buffet lion look bigger than it Do you know what a lion eats? I do. Lions love to eat lots of things but really is. It also protects most of all they like to eat oryx them in a ight. Lions an African antelope. They also like to eat . An oryx is have a tail with a fury Lions only have 2 predators. First is humans. 4 legged Humans destroy lionLion Hunters ’s habitat. Farmers are tip. Lions have big toes. animals, like a gazelle. A gazelle is an taking over lion’s land by building houses. Second, hyenas are their predator because they Lions also have 4 claws. African deer. They also eat bison. A Bison is an African buffalo. And if a lion is bother lions. Lions do not have very many Lions can have a black really hungry, It will eat fish and turtles. Lions will eat meat that is le behind. stripe down the middle predators. of their mane. Lions have 4 long teeth. Lions look so proud. By Casper Facts about Lions I think lions are fascinating creatures. More than 20 million years ago lions were saber tooth tigers. They changed over the years. Only the teeth and mane changed. The lion changed by their mane growing in and the spots fading away. Lions are awesome because they were saber tooth tigers!! p r e y t o Do you know were a lion lives, I do!!! In t h the past lions were found in different e places than Africa. The places they are o found now is only in Africa and a little bit t h in Asia. A LION can blend in with the e grass. They live in the desert and in the r d savanna. The only places a lion can hide is i in a tree or try to blend in with the grass. n I think lions are really cool animals! g s p o t . l i o n ’ s h i SO MANY THINGS ABOUT LOOK AT A MOOSE Moose are a big chunk of brown! They are about the same size as the biggest horse. Moose lose an antler every year and the antler grows every MOOSE! month. A moose is the biggest member of the deer family. Normal moose By:Ursula weigh up to 800 pounds, but they can still run almost silently. Moose colors are grey, tan, and brown. A bull moose can grow antlers up to 6 feet. Moose have beards called a bell; it is under their throat. Moose also have MUNCHIN’ LUNCHIN’ big backbones that camels and bison have. Moose front legs are a bit Moose are always looking for food. In the summer, longer than their back legs. Moose are mammals that are warm blooded. moose families munch on different kinds of plants. In the cold, cold winter, moose They have antlers that can become deadly. The largest kind of moose is 7 eat twigs Moose eat about 90 bowls of salad, way too much for us! The word muss feet tall and lives in Alaska. That moose weighs 1,800 pounds. They are big or moose means twig eater. Moose can also stop and munch on maple trees, aspen because they need to run away from predator. Run fast moose! trees, willow trees and Douglas fir trees. One of the reasons why they are tall is because they need to reach tall trees. Some mes, moose eat food on the ground. Moose love hazel bushes too. They go swimming for water plants. They watch for WATCH OUT! predators while they chew. Moose eat so much! Do you know some predators of moose? I do. Bare, coyotes, links, bobcats, cougars, wolf, and wolverines. When a moose dies eagles and owls eat them too. Wolves eat most of the meat. Maybe a moose can fight off a pack of wolves. Hunters don’t usually catch a full-grown moose. But some me hunters get lucky. Babies have to be careful because they are weak. Also the thick snow can freeze them. Some mes the trash can trip them and get them trapped. Along me ago people hunted moose for their food, coat and antlers. Lots of animals eat moose.
This is a picture of a moose just walking around looking for food. Moose Magical Moose Wow! Moose are interes ng. Moose live about 16-20 years. Moose species name is Alces Alces. By Simon Moose are interes ng creatures.
Moose Mansion Moose live in beautiful places. Moose live in forests, swampy areas. They live in America like Bozeman. Moose live by themselves. They can stay under water for 40 seconds. Some moose are found in Finland, Sweden, Canada, Norway, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Bozeman, Utah and Alaska. Moose live in lots of places. This is a picture of a calf and its This is a male. mother. Moose on the Run Do you know what moose do? I do. A moose can smash a car. Moose are very dangerous animals. They can be very noisy. They can grunt, squeal and roar. Moose can run silently on their tiptoes. With their tippy toes, they leave signals for other moose. Every year moose mate to have a baby called a calf. When males meet they start ighting. They try to make the other moose fall. Whichever moose falls to the ground irst loses. Moose can run up to 20 miles per hour. Moose do lots of things.
Did you know Owls… By Phin Who Whoo do you see?
Do you know what an owl look likes? I do. Owls have forward facing eyes, ear holes (gross!), a hawk-like beak and a flat face. They have lots of colors of feathers. They have mostly brown and gray, but some have white. They have 3 eyelids. The third is used for cleaning. Baby owls are cute, so , and blind. Every owl has a ring of different colored feathers that surrounds the face called a facial disk. The smallest owl grows 5 to 6 inches. Owls are very pre y.
At Home Owls have several habitats. They live on every This is Mexico’s spo ed owl staring at you This Barn owl is perching on S ck looking for food. con nent except Antarc ca , in prairies, forests and the Arc c tundra. Owls don’t make nests they find old Lunch Time! ones, like hollow tree trunks and le behind homes of While flying owls see many things to eat. other birds. The chestnut-backed owls live in moist They eat mostly mice, rats, frogs, (eww) forests, but not jungles. The Snowy owl lives in the insects, snakes, small birds even fish. Most of Arc c tundra through Alaska and Canada. The Barn their diet is small rodents. Owls eat other owls smaller than themselves. A pygmy owl owl lives near barns and they some mes live in trees. eats bigger, stronger and poisonous snakes. The long-eared owl lives in dense and mostly dry What an owl cannot digest is spit into a ball- woods with other owls. Some kinds of owls live in and like shape called a pellet. Owls swallow most near marshes. I think these habitats are very food whole. Some things owls eat I would interes ng. never imagine ea ng.
Owls by: Kai
Owl ac on Owls do lots of things at night. When a acking prey, an owl spreads all 8 talons. It crushes its prey with its talons and then tears it apart with its beak. The Eurasian Eagle Owl some mes eats young deer. Owls usually live alone but some mes they get in groups called parliaments. A mother owl will care for her chicks for 3 months. Owls use their eyes to judge distance. If they see an intruder, they will fluff up their feathers. Snowy Owls can hear a mouse borrowing under earth or snow. Owls hunt at night but the Ural Owl This owl has just caught a mouse. can hunt by day or night. Owls do lots of interes ng things.
Owls in danger Owls have one predator. Would you like to know what they are? The owl’s only predators are humans. The reason humans are predators are because of humans cu ng down forests. Also humans use chemicals in fields. The chemicals poison mice and rats that the owls eat and die from the chemicals. I think it is very sad.
This owl is about to catch a mouse.
This owl ate too many poisoned animals. PENGUINS FACTS BY COOPER
Interes ng Facts There are a lot of interes ng things about penguins. Did you know penguins are shaped like submarines? Penguins have solid bones because solid bones are heavy. That’s why flying birds have hollow bones so they can li up their body. Every place they live starts with an “a” except Peru. Can you believe there are 17 kinds of penguins. Penguins are very cool!
WATCH out PENGUINS Do you know what LOOKING FOR FOOD a penguin’s predators are? I do. Leopard seals Zoom like to eat penguins for Penguins love to have fun. They have some pre y fun stuff lunch, breakfast and like tobogganing. Tobogganing is when a penguin slides on dinner. Whales and the snow on their belly. Penguins are very good swimmers. gulls also like to eat None of us could swim like them. They can go up to penguins. I’m glad 25miles per hour. Did you know some penguins make they can dive good to nests underground. King penguins carry their eggs. They ’ get away! don t make a nest. I wish I could that too!
Penguins Features Penguins have lots of cool features. Some of the coolest ones are these. Do you know why penguins have white bellies? When they are swimming under water against the white ice, the color of their tummy blends in and it makes the penguin harder to be seen. Penguins Their black back does the same, but it blends in with the black water on top. Penguins’ s ff feathers help By: Shaden them stay ght and more flat. They also help to steer. Penguins have other features too. Their big eyes help them see under water. Penguins webbed feet help steer just like the feathers. Some have stripes, spots or even spiky hair. Also they have some pre y bright colors. Oh and as you know penguins can`t fly even though they’re a member of the bird family. There are 17 different kinds of penguins. Here’s another cool fact. When baby penguins are born, they weigh less than a pound. Before the egg hatches, it is about the size of a grapefruit. I love all those facts
where we live
Can you guess where penguins live? Actually they live in a lot of different places. The places that penguins live in can be warm and cold. Some of the warmer places are South America, Africa, and , Australia. Some of the colder places are, Antarc ca, New Zealand and Peru. Penguins usually live on small icebergs islands and coasts. The reason why is because they need to stay near water. That’s mostly the southern half of the equator not close to the North Pole. Also because of who lives in the North Pole. It`s of course polar bears. They would eat a penguin any me. For a penguin, the North Pole is off the menu! Sharks Description Sharks look mean. A shark has prickly skin because their skin is made of den ls. The carpet shark uses camouflage to blend in. Their strong tail gives them power. A shark hardly seems to move as it swims along. Sharks are fish, but are very different. A shark’s bones are made of car lage. There are three kinds of fins. Some shark teeth are jagged and sharp. A whale shark has 4,000 teeth. The great white shark has 3,000 teeth. Sharks have their eyelids fully grown when they are born. They think a shark can live up to 100 years old! A marko shark can grow up to 12 feet. Sharks are fierce.
Sharks by Mike
Sharks Description Sharks look mean. A shark has prickly skin because their skin is made of den ls. The carpet shark uses camouflage to blend in. Their strong tail gives them power. A shark hardly seems to move as it swims along. Sharks are fish, but are very different. A shark’s bones are made of car lage. There are three kinds of fins. Some shark teeth are jagged and sharp. A whale shark has 4,000 teeth. The great white shark has 3,000 teeth. Sharks have their eyelids fully grown when they are born. They think a shark can live up to 100 years old! A marko shark can grow up to 12 feet. Sharks are fierce. Shark Buffet Sharks will pre y much eat anything. Scien st found a shark and inside was a suit of armor, coats, and a treasure chest. A ger will eat anything, even garbage! Sharks cannot eat puffer fish! Their prickly spines will hurt them. Sharks are fish. Sharks find prey in the sand. Sharks mostly eat fish, but will eat seal. Sharks eat a lot.
FANTASTIC FACTS. There are many interes ng facts about sharks rule! sharks. The four most dangerous sharks are By Carmen great white ger shark, bull shark and the white pped reef shark. Bee s ngs kill more people than sharks do. You are more likely to be struck by lightning than killed by sharks. Some sharks eat one another for food. Sharks cannot chew. Sharks have very good senses. Sharks do not like to eat PUFFER FISH because a puffer fish inflates like a big balloon. That pokes the shark’s mouth with its sharp needles. Sharks are awesome animals!
OCEANS FULL OF SHARKS Oceans are full of sharks. Sharks are VISCOUS SHARKS. found in all oceans. Sharks are very viscous. Most sharks are harmless. Some Many sharks live their whole lives in sharks stay close to the bo om. Sharks are harmless when open oceans. Sharks live in warm and people tag them. Many sharks a ack from the below. cold waters. Sharks live thousands of Sharks feed on almost every creature in the sea. Sharks miles from land. Watch Out! can easily find prey that is in the sand. The biggest and strongest sharks get food first and the smallest and weakest sharks get food last. Babies hatch from inside the mother’s tummy. Sharks are creepy creature! Tigers Rule by Griffin Tiger’s descrip on Tiger’s Habitat Do you know what a ger looks like? I do! There are several different habitats for the Some mes ger’s tails are used to communicate. In six months ger cubs will be ger. Tigers live in Russia, China, South East able to hunt on their own and will have their four Asia, and dense tropical forests. Some gers front teeth. Tigers bite throats or crack necks to live where it’s very cold. The ger needs its kill their prey. Tigers weigh up to 750 pounds or own hun ng territory. Tigers have good/cool less. When gers roar, they’re probably going to a ract a mate. When its tail is up it means it’s habitats. friendly. When its tail is in the middle it means it’s excited and when it is down it means it’s Tiger predator tense. Tigers look cool. There are a few predators that eat gers. Its predators are striped r’s hyenas, Indian pythons and humans. There is also a bear in Africa. These are the predators. They are their predators because they like to eat the young ones and newborn. They’re used to be a sport to kill gers in India. Those gers are s ll ge ng a acked.
This a picture of a Sumatran ger.
These are some places gers live. This is a ger that buried a tapir. Behavior Tigers by Anna This ger may be hun ng Tigers do lots of things. Tigers hunt alone at night. When a ger hunts, it hides behind a rock, tree or tall grass. Then a ger sneaks up on its prey. It grabs its prey and pulls it to the ground. Everything it does not eat it buries. Tigers love to swim. Tigers are so strong they can move a water buffalo long distances. It would take 13 men or more to pull that much weight. Tigers can’t run fast for long distances. So they have to get close to their prey before a acking. Tigers mate from November to April. Tigers are cool. Dinner Time Tigers eat a lot of food. Tigers eat 100 pounds of meat a day. To get enough food gers have to hunt day Terrific Tiger Facts and night. Tigers eat tapirs, Tigers are very interes ng. deer, fish, water buffalo, Saber tooth gers are related snakes, crocs and leopards. to gers. The white ger is Tigers eat a lot of food. very rare. Tigers are terrific.
Blue Whales by JULIANNA Blue Whales attitude McClary. Do you know what blue whales do al day? I do. When tey go Blue whale killers. under watr teir blowhole closes up. A mom blue whale pushes its Guess what’s sad? Blue whales have 3 different kinds of young up t te surface when it is first born t breat. A mom blue predators. The killer whale gets for the babies. Sharks are whale plays wit its young for up t six years. When tey breate their enemies. They have natural predators in the sea. People out it looks like a fountain spraying seawatr. A blue whale swims are the biggest threat to them. SAVE THE WHALES! We make wit 2 or 3 of its kind. Tooted whales make sounds tat bounce off oil out of their blubber for oil lamps. And different parts of of stuff. It is caled echolocaton. Whale babies can swim when tey them are used for different products. Those were some really are first born. Adult blue whales and babies swim trough te sea sad facts for up t 5 miles per hour. Blue whales do some cool stuff.
This is a sketch of old Blue Whales. Blue Whales By Avery A Blue Whale’s Portrait Blue whales look alike! Blue whales are very big animals! They can grow up to 100 feet, that’s a long animal! Since they are so big and fat they weigh over 200 tons! Their hearts alone can weigh as much as a car, and be as big as a car! Blue whales are baleen whales. This means they have plate-like strainers that are made of the same material as our fingernails. AND THEY DON’T HAVE PROPER TEETH! Their baleen plates are on their upper jaw. Blue whales are bluish-gray with sulfur colored stomachs. Because of this they are The Ocean Inn called the sulfur colored whales. Blue Blue Whales live in many different places! whales look cool! Blue Whales can live in any ocean in the world. WHOA! That’s a lot of houses! Wolves’ Sad News There are two main predators to wolves. by Dylan Humans are the number one predator of wolves. They kill wolves by poison, traps, and even their rela ves, Interes ng Facts sheep dogs. Some people even shoot wolves by planes. Wolves are interes ng animals. Wolves are not The Irish wolf hound kills wolves by crashing their dangerous to people. Lots of people think that because of fairy heads. Wolves are wild animals, not coats! tales. In fact most wolves are scared of people. Eskimos train wolves to pull dog sleds. They are not scared of wolves. There are usually 36 members in a pack. The lead male is the most important wolf in the pack. He is also the strongest wolf in the pack. When other wolves greet him they tuck their tails and lick his face. When a wolves mate dies, it never mates again. The wolf gets so mad it never does again. Some people s ll try to tame wolves. They think if Indians can, they can. But wolves are wild animals. The Indians have good ways to treat wolves. Red wolves are going ex nct by traps, poison, and even sheep dogs! They are a very beau ful site. And other wolves are going ex nct too. If people keep doing this, all wolves will be Wolf Looks ex nct. Wolves might be here to stay, so stop killing wolves! Do you know what a wolf looks like? I do. A wolf can have a paw as big as an adult man’s hand. The paw can rip right through a moose’s skin. Wolves are many colors. They can have grey, white, brown and kind of orange fur. Wolves live to be 10 years in the wild. Wolves and dogs are very close rela ves. The wolf can be an amazing animal.
Dinner me Wolves are good eaters. Wolves What Do Wolves Do? They can eat 20 pounds of Wolves work together to do most of their behavior. The food a meal. A wolf eats alpha female and male great other pack members by moose, elk, caribou and By Jesse holding their tails up high. Less important members of some mes bison or deer. the pack hold their tails under their body. Some mes Wolves usually kill old, sick wolves roll on their back to show they no who is the and babies of their prey. boss is. When a wolf is scared he will fla en his ears. If a They some mes store their wolf is angry he will bear his teeth. If a wolf wants to kill for the hard mes. I play e looks like he is smiling. Wolves whimper, wine, would never eat stuff like growl, bark, yelp and snarl. In the spring a lead female that! wolf will give birth. In order to give birth she will have to have a safe place for the cubs to stay un l they are older and can protect a li le bit be er. The female will dig a den in the side of a hill. If a baby wolf is to rough to an adult he will stand up and walk away. Wolves work together to raise their packs young. Gee I would never do that stuff.
A den with a wolf Home Sweet Home Do you know were wolves live ? I do. Wolves are found in North America, Asia, and Europe. Some mes they are found in Arizona, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, New. Mexico and North Dakota. A red wolf lives in Texas and Louisiana. Every animal needs a shelter a wolf does too. A wolf’s den has chambers. There are two chambers. One chamber is for the mother wolf to have privacy. Another chamber is for the pups to be born and to stay safe un l they can come out of the den. A den has a tunnel leading under ground to chambers. Do you know how a wolf makes a den? I do. They dig under ground and lay there un l they have pups. Would you like to live with wolves in their den? Animal Poetry Blue Whales By Avery Nelson Sharks Blue whales are big they seem to by Carmen sing “I'm the biggest I'm the king” Sharks are big They eat a lot of krill Sharks like to jig to get a belly fill When they eat they rip Koalas On blood they like to sip They have 1 predator that's all By: Caitlin But they have 3 when they are small In a tree a koala will climb Their teeth are very sharp and shiny Blue whales are blue It won’t take so much time When born, baby sharks are tiny They're bellies are yellow too Eucalyptus leaves they eat Their fins are very pointy and gray They won’t eat meat They stick out of the water all day They love to eat fish It's their favorite dish They are very vicious Sharks swim like lightning Blue whales are cool it's plain to see And they don't wash your To see them, is frightening That they are mammals just like me dishes They attack, mouth open wide Their claws are sharp But they can’t play the harp I would not want to go inside
See you next time with a koala Not with an impala I wish I could stay But gotta say goodbye today
Penguins Wolf by Cooper by Dylan
Penguins are funny Wolves have fluffy paws They slide on their tummy Each foot has 5 claws Penguins are fast... Moose are wolves' lunch And there never last They eat them a bunch Lions Penguins like to eat... by Curtis Wolves are really hairy and they feed on fish meat And they rarely eat a berry penguin like to run Lions eat meat Wolves travel in packs in the sun And they live in the heat they have furry backs Lions lay in the sun Penguins like to dive And they like to have fun Wolves' home is Yellowstone Off an ice slide And one will chew on a bone Penguins are awesome Lions can't have a pet Wolves will howl just like a possum But they like to get wet And if you get too close, he will growl Lions eat wild beast And they have feasts
They have big paws But they only have 4 claws They will eat fish And when they walk their tail goes swish, swish
Eels by Emett
Eels, eels in the deep You really do eat meat You are very impressive Fox Koalas And you are also aggressive by James Day by Edie Falling palm fruit get I like foxes because they are cute Koalas can climb trees As it gets wet In their dens they might see a root Eels slither and slide And sometimes they get stung by bees They have very sharp claws They have grey and white hair And sometimes they hide On their small paws They are not bears You really look like snakes Eating rabbits They climb trees with their claws And you live in some lakes Is one of their habits You do like fish But they don't bite their paws They eat lots of berries They have black noses And your tail goes swish One of them is cherries And like their toeses
They have a reputation for being sly Eucalyptus leaves they eat At night their dens are where they lie They don't eat meat A fox's coat is red A tree is there home They have good ears on their head they do not roam.
Blue Whales by Julianna Eels Blue whales have tons of blubber by Kelt Eels, eels are just like snakes It keeps them hot in the summer Teir sharp, sharp tet are just like rakes When the babies play tey sliter in te ocean They play all day Owls and tat’s teir moton By Kai Electic eels are kinda scary Their hearts are big But bigger than a pig and teir not very hairy Owls come in all sizes Electicit can send high shocks They have a little hair Hunters kill them for prizes You would not like t meet one at te docks But they do not care Owls fly through the night Coral is where tey survive Their hoot might give you a fright ’ They make sounds And tat s how tey stay alive That bounce off the ground Te Pacific Ocean is teir home Owls eat lots of rats Te eels have t roam They swim in the ocean for a pool Owls sometimes attack bats Blue whales are very cool Owls live almost everywhere on earth Only female owls give birth
Deserts, forests and maybe a barn Owl's feathers are soft as yarn You can't see an owl's skin An owl's beak is harder than tin
Sharks Cool Penguins by Mike by Shaden
In the ocean a shark will swim Penguins are really cool No one messes with him They live in a very big pool Many fish he eats They live where it's cold or it's warm Owls They can even live in a very big storm In the ocean there is a lot of meats by Phin They huddle together Owls live in lots of places And don't shed a feather They are really gray They have big faces They eat lots of sea creatures They are active in day Owls eat lots of mice And have lots of cool features They don't fly near the ice Sharks are harsh and mean Penguins use their bill Their eyesight is keen They live everywhere And don't ever spill They do not have hair I think penguins are thrilling Owls do lots at night They will attack their prey For them fish are filling They fly like kites They like to eat stingray Sharks are cold blooded Owls have eyes that are big In an ocean that's flooded They rest on twigs Owls sleep during day Some live near bays
Moose Moose By Simon by Ursula
Moose come in all sizes Moose eat 90 bowls of leaves Hunters like them for prizes They also could have many fleas They take them home Tigers Moose are food for a bear And skin them to the bone By:Griffin For the food chain makes it fair Tigers have lots of might
Forest and swamps are places They will hunt during night Related to all species of deer They wade in watery spaces Tigers are muscular and big They loose an antler every year They dive down deep And are bigger than a pig Right after fighting it goes away After taking a leap In the wetlands they have their buffet They don't run because their tired
Their antlers are really big And a family has acquired ’ In the fall they fight They might even eat a twig Tigers like it where it s hot They use all of their might The antlers felt gross just like skin It is like boiling in a pot 'Til one moose will fall When they fight one will win Tigers are very ferocious The other moose will stand tall Their predators are atrocious Tigers love meat And won't eat wheat
Foxes By Emme
Tigers Foxes live in the hills When there’s trouble, they get the chills By Anna Foxes have paws With very sharp claws Tigers are big Bigger than a pig They eat a berry Wolves Tigers eat meat And are hairy By Jesse And for us it’s not a treat They find holes in a tree For homes they will be
Wolves are free and wild Tigers have paws Foxes are fast And they take care of their child With huge claws And are never last They live in a den Tigers have stripes Foxes eat rabbit And they sometimes eat hens Of all different types It’s a habit
Wolves are usually alone Tigers are fast They have a really loud tone Lion And they are never last By Casper Wolves get shot Tigers have good hearing And they sometimes get hot And they don’t like cheering In the savanna, lions have fun Lions lay in the sun Wolves like to doze in the sun They eat a lot of meat And they’re always on the run But every animal will get beat Wolves like to eat At least 20 pounds of meat Lions are small They like to call But they can’t howl And they will eat a fowl
A lion rarely eats mice And he sometimes has lice I can’t deny that Because he is a pooty tat Glossary Destroy- break down or wreck it Dewclaws- sort of like a thumb Alces Alces- moose’s species name behind the other toes on an animal Antarc ca- a con nent on the bo om of Echoloca on- animals use this to the world find food. They make a noise that A ack- what animals do to catch their travels. When it hits something, it prey bounces back. They can find food. Baleen plates- plates that are like whale’s Enemies- something that you do teeth not like or something that tries to Basilasaurus- one of the first toothed harm you whales Eyesight- what you see with your Blends in- the same color as the habitat eyes Camouflage- can’t see it because it blends Ex nct- there is no more of that in animal on earth Communica on- ways to talk so you can Facial disc- a ring of feathers that understand surround the face Creatures- any kind of animal Iceberg- a big mountain of ice that Cu lefish- a small fish with short tentacles floats in the ocean at the front of it Den- a home in the side of a hill near water
Innards- what is inside your body Scien st- someone who studies Male- a boy animal things such as animals Mane- long hair around the male lion’s Talons- an owl’s claws face Territory- a specific amount of an Nocturnal- mostly ac ve at night animal’s area in the habitat Nutri ous- healthy and good for you Thousands- a big number; 1,000 Oryx- 4-legged African deer Tobogganing- sliding on the snow, Peel- grab or rip off penguins do this on their bellies Pounds- measurement of weight Tropical- a place where it’s warm Predator- creature that a acks another all the me and lots of trees grow and eats it Twigs- dried branches Prey- the creature being a acked to be Vicious- violent, mean eaten Warm-blooded- an animal with Rare- not a lot of something; unusual warm blood; its blood stays the Rodents- small mammals that have lots same temperature of predators Rough- feels bumpy and hard Seafood- food from the sea Meet the Authors
James is 8 years old. He is a 2nd grader in Mrs. Lake’s class. His birthday is January 22nd and his favorite color is red. Also, he has dark hair.
Kelty did this project in my Walk To Read Group. My favorite thing to do for free choice is to play with racecars.
Dylan was 7 years old when she wrote this book. She was in 2nd grade at Longfellow Elementary in Ms. Crawford’s class. She loves wolves! A fun fact about Dylan is that her is allergic to cats but she loves them.
Kai is 8 years old. He is a second grader in Mrs. Lake’s class. He lives in Bozeman, Mt and goes to Longfellow Elementary School.
Casper was 8 years old when he published this book in 2013. He loves soccer and any other sports. He has long, blond hair and has a gecko.
Eme was born in Bozeman, MT. He wrote some of this for Walk To Read at his elementary school. He has 4 sisters and no brothers. His favorite sport is hun ng. In his spare me, he plays Legos. His teacher this year is Ms. Crawford. His favorite thing to do in the classroom is wri ng.
Ursula lives in Bozeman, MT and is 7 years old. She and her partner studied moose and it is one of her favorite animals. She has a sister named Claire who is 10 years old, a mom, dad, 17 chickens and a dog named Stella.
Griffin is 7 years old and loves sports. He has lots of pets such as a gecko, a dog, cat, frog and some ants. He is studying animals. His birthday is May 2nd. He loves to hunt and shoot when he goes camping. He also loves to travel. Griffin is a 2nd grade student in Bozeman, MT but was born in California.
Jesse was 8 years old when she wrote about wolves. She was inspired by how she and her partner loved dogs and because of this mutual love for dogs, they chose to research wolves because wolves are dogs.
Carmen is in 2nd grade. Carmen is 8 years old and was born in Montana. Carmen goes to Longfellow School and has been studying sharks in her class.
Phin This is Phineas’ first report with a partner. He is in 2nd grade in Ms. Crawford’s class. He is 8 years old and goes to Longfellow School in Bozeman, MT. He loves to write fantasy and reality. He also loves to ski and read. Some mes he goes crazy. Mostly, he checks the me. He was born in Berkley, California in 2004.
Shaden is 7 years old. She is in the 1st grade. Her favorite color is yellow. She loves to cook and she loves animals and loves to write.
Julianna is 7 years old and has a twin sister named Ashlyn. She also has a mom named Danielle and a dad named Michael and a dog named Duke. She can spell supercalifragilis cexpialidocious. She likes to sing and dance and has 3 friends that she has known her en re life. She has a big house and lives in Bozeman, MT. Her favorite movie is Sense and Sensibility.
Mike has a dog, fish and tarantula. He like fruit and was born in Dillon, MT. His favorite thing to do is to play xbox. His favorite animal is a gator. He wanted to study sharks because he thought it was a cool fish.
Caitlin is a 7-year-old girl with 1 sister named Helen. She lives in Bozeman, MT and her favorite food is s r-fried rice, pizza and raspberry sorbet. Her favorite book is JM and her favorite movie is Soul Surfer.
Simon is 8 years old. He was born in San Francisco, California but now lives in Montana. He goes to Longfellow Elementary School in Bozeman.
Cooper is 7 years old. He is in 2nd grade. He likes fruit but dislikes mushrooms. His favorite subject in school is math and reading. Cooper loves penguins.
Avery is 8 years old. She has one brother named Kendric and a sister named Emmalee. Her favorite colors are pink, purple and green. She loves Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie. Her favorite movie is Li le House of the Prairie.
Edie is 7 years old. She has 2 dogs and siblings. She loves to climb and play soccer. Her favorite animal is the Koala.
Emme is a 2nd grade student. Her birthday is October 8th and she is 8 years old. Emme’s favorite color is purple.