by Alan Wood

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

1032751

2.5.21

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

Level: J

DRA: 18

Genre:Narrative Nonfi ction

Strategy:Infer/Predict

Skill:Main Ideas and Details

Word Count: 311

by Alan Wood

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Table of ContentsAll Kinds of Penguins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Penguins in Cold Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Penguins in Warm Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Penguins of the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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All Kinds of Penguins

Many penguins live around

the world.

Some penguins are big,

and some are small.

Some have tall feathers on their

heads, and some do not.

Rockhopper penguin

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All penguins have short legs.

They have webbed feet, too.

They do not have wings,

but they do have long flippers.

All penguins can sing.

They can also walk, jump, and slide,

but they cannot fly.

Sliding

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N

SEW

NorthAmerica

SouthAmerica

Africa

Australia

Europe Asia

Antarctica

AtlanticOcean

PacificOcean

Antarctic Ocean

5

Most penguins live near oceans.

They are great swimmers.

They use their feet to steer

through the water,

and they catch fish to eat.

Penguins have special feathers

that keep them dry.

Red areas show where penguins live.

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Penguins in Cold Places

Most penguins live in cold places.

Adélie penguins live in Antarctica.

They make their homes on the ice.

They have a thick layer of feathers

that helps them stay warm.

Rockhopper penguins live on

chilly beaches in South America.

Adélie penguins

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Emperor penguins live

in Antarctica, too.

They are the biggest of

all the penguins.

Their big bodies can stay warm

in the cold.

Even junior Emperor penguins

are larger than many other birds.

Emperor penguins

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Penguins in Warm Places

Other penguins live in warm places.

Fairy penguins live in Australia.

They are the smallest penguins.

They have tiny bodies.

They are also called

Little Blue penguins.

Fairy penguins

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Some penguins live on

sunny beaches.

They do not have to worry

about the cold.

Sometimes they get too hot!

They can stay in the water to

keep cool.

Cormorants

10

Penguins of the World

For a long time, people weren’t

sure how many kinds of penguins

there are.

Scientists finally agreed that

there are 17 kinds of penguins.

Find the penguins from this book

on the chart.

Name Warm or Cold Place?

Adélie penguins cold

Emperor penguins cold

Fairy penguins warm

Galapagos penguins warm

Rockhopper penguins coldkh

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RespondingTARGET SKILL Main Ideas and Details

What is the main idea of this book?

Copy this chart. Write one detail about

the main idea.

Text to World Some penguins live in zoos.

Zookeepers must make the penguins

comfortable. Pick a penguin from this

book. Write a paragraph to explain how a

zookeeper should set up its new home.

Write About It

Main Idea: Penguins live around the world.

Detail: Some penguins live in Antarctica.

Detail: ?

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TARGET VOCABULARY

TARGET SKILL Main Ideas and Details Tell important ideas and details about a topic.

TARGET STRATEGY Infer/Predict Use text clues to figure out important ideas.

GENRE Narrative nonfiction tells a true story about a topic.

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by Alan Wood

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

1032751

2.5.21

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

Level: J

DRA: 18

Genre:Narrative Nonfi ction

Strategy:Infer/Predict

Skill:Main Ideas and Details

Word Count: 311