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3 Night Creatures While we sleep, the animal world is anything but quiet. In the air and on the ground, nocturnal animals go about the business of finding food and trying not to become food. The activities in this pocket book focus on three animals of the night owls, bats, and koalas. Night Creatures Book Overview pages 2 and 3 These pages show and tell what is in each pocket. Cover Design pages 4 6 Pocket Projects pages 7 22 Step-by-step directions and patterns for the activities that go in each pocket are inclued. Pocket Labels pages 23 and 24 Koala Bulletin Board pages Picture Dictionary page 28 Use the picture dictionary to introduce new vocabulary and as a spelling reference. Students can add new pictures, labels, and descriptive adjectives to the page as their vocabulary increases. Writing Form page 29 Use this form for story writing or as a place to record additional vocabulary words. B I B L I O G R A P H Y bat NIGHT CREATURES WRITING FORM Name: NIGHT CREATURES PICTURE DICTIONARY thumb ears wing arm insects mammal moon bird large eyes sharp, curved beak owl soft, fluffy feathers prey strong claws or talons mouse marsupial thick fur koala eucalyptus leaves koala joey 2009 Evan-Moor Corp. 29 Making Books with Pockets EMC 1223 sharp claws pouch foot with two thumbs 2009 Evan-Moor Corp. 28 Making Books with Pockets EMC 1223 Amazing Bats by Frank Greenaway; Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., Bats, Creatures of the Night by Joyce Milton; Grosset and Dunlap, The Giant Book of Creatures of the Night by Jim Pipe and Jonathan Pointer; Copper Beech Books, Koalas by Gail Saunders-Smith; Capstone Press, Koalas of Australia by Linda George; Franklin Watts, Koalas (New True Book) by Emilie U. Lepthien; Children s Press, Night Creatures by Sylvaine Perols; Scholastic, Owls by Kevin J. Holmes; Capstone Press, Owl Babies by Martin Waddell; Candlewick Press, Stellaluna by Janell Cannon; Scholastic Inc., Tiger with Wings, The Great Horned Owl by Barbara Juster Esbensen; Orchard Books, Welcome to the World of Owls by Diane Swanson; Whitecap Books, Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats by Ann Earle; HarperCollins Publishers, Evan-Moor Corp. 1 Making Books with Pockets EMC 1223

4 NIGHT CREATURES BOOK OVERVIEW POCKET 1 Learning About Bats pages 7 10 Following the teaching suggestions provided, students read and assemble a minibook about bats. Facts About Bats pages 7, 11, and 12 Make a little bat whose wings attach with a paper fastener to showcase bat facts. NIGHT CREATURES POCKET 2 My Owl Report Think about what you know about owls. Write a report. Draw a picture of an owl. Tell what an owl looks like: Tell what an owl eats and how it gets its food: NIGHT CREATURES POCKET 1 Bats Bats live almost everywhere on Earth. There are almost 1000 kinds. One kind is as small as a jelly bean; the largest bats can have a six-foot (1.8 m) wingspan. Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Many bats help us by eating insects Evan-Moor Corp. Making Books with Pockets October EMC 593 Tell where an owl lives: 2009 Evan-Moor Corp. 15 Making Books with Pockets EMC 1223 POCKET 2 Learning About Owls pages Read books about owls and share owl information on a transparency. Students record what they ve learned on a simple report form. Comparing Owls and Bats pages 13 and 16 They both fly but just how alike are they? Use this Venn diagram to discover similarities and differences. Three Little Owls page 17 Combine cut paper and sponge painting to create a night scene starring three charming owls Evan-Moor Corp. 2 Making Books with Pockets EMC 1223

5 NIGHT CREATURES BOOK OVERVIEW NIGHT CREATURES POCKET 3 Koala are not bears, The name koala means are food for koalas. a pouch to carry their babies. To help them climb, koalas have When it is born, a koala POCKET 3 Koala Concentration pages Cut apart the 18 cards and match them to make nine statements about this fascinating animal Evan-Moor Corp. 19 Making Books with Pockets EMC 1223 Cuddly Koala page 22 The pocket of this little koala is just right for storing the Koala Concentration cards Evan-Moor Corp. 3 Making Books with Pockets EMC 1223