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2 Teaching Focus: Sentence Segmentation: Give each student blocks or counters. Have students use a block or counter to identify each word in a sentence from the book. Count how many words are in each sentence. Level: D Word Count: th Word: NA Tips for Reading this Book with Children: 1. Read the title. Predictions after reading the title have students make predictions about the book. 2. Take a book walk: Talk about the pictures in the book. Use the content words from the book as you take the picture walk. Have children find one or two words they know as they do a picture walk. 3. Have children find words they recognize in the text. 4. Have students read the remaining text aloud. My Science Library Levels K-1 5. Strategy Talk use to assist children while reading. Get your mouth ready Look at the picture Think does it make sense Think does it look right Think does it sound right Chunk it by looking for a part you know 6. Read it again. 7. Complete the activities at the end of the book.

3 Run, Swim, Fly by Julie K. Lundgren Science Content Editor: Kristi Lew

4 Science content editor: Kristi Lew A former high school teacher with a background in biochemistry and more than 10 years of experience in cytogenetic laboratories, Kristi Lew specializes in taking complex scientific information and making it fun and interesting for scientists and non-scientists alike. She is the author of more than 20 science books for children and teachers Rourke Publishing LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. Photo credits: Cover Mark Beckwith, Andrei Nekrassov, Hugh Lansdown; Cover logo frog Eric Pohl, test tube Sergey Lazarev; Page 3 Monkey Business Images; Page 5 mlorenz; Page 7 Kirsanov; Page 9 Mark Beckwith; Page 11 kostudio; Page 13 Jeff Banke; Page 15 John Carnemolla; Page 17 Rich Carey; Page 19 Andrei Nekrassov; Page 20 SINITAR; Page 22 Mark Beckwith, SINITAR, mlorenz; Page 23 Kirsanov, John Carnemolla, Andrei Nekrassov Editor: Kelli Hicks Cover and page design by Nicola Stratford, bdpublishing.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lundgren, Julie K. Run, swim, fly / Julie K. Lundgren. p. cm. -- (My science library) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN (Hard cover) (alk. paper) ISBN (Soft cover) 1. Animal locomotion--juvenile literature. I. Title. QP301.L dc Rourke Publishing Printed in China, Power Printing Company Ltd Guangdong Province LP - rourke@rourkepublishing.com Post Office Box Vero Beach, Florida 32964

5 Children hop, run, and crawl. How do animals move? 3

6 4 Some animals fly. Birds fly.

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8 6 Bats fly. They fly at night.

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10 8 Some animals run. Cheetahs run.

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12 10 Dogs run, too.

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14 12 Some animals hop. Rabbits hop.

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16 14 Kangaroos hop.

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18 16 Some animals swim. Fish swim.

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20 18 Penguins swim, too.

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22 Who climbs? Who swings? Animals move in many ways. 20

23 1. Can you name some ways animals move? 2. Do all birds fly? 3. How many ways can you move? 21

24 Picture Glossary cheetahs (CHEE-tahz): These large, spotted cats live in parts of Africa and Asia. They are the fastest land animals. climbs (KLIMZ): To climb, an animal moves up things by gripping and pulling with front legs and pushing with back legs. fly (FLY): Animals use their wings to flap and soar through the air. 22

25 kangaroos (kang-guh-rooz): These large animals live in Australia and hop easily using their strong back legs. night (NITE): This is the dark time between sunset and sunrise. penguins (PEN-gwihnz): These flightless birds live near cold oceans and swim to catch food. 23

26 Index fish 16 fly 4, 6 hop 3, 12, 14 penguins 18 run 3, 8, 10 swim 16, 18 Websites About the Author Julie K. Lundgren grew up near Lake Superior where she liked to muck about in the woods, pick berries, and expand her rock collection. Her interests led her to a degree in biology. She lives in Minnesota with her family. 24

27 Comprehension & Extension: Summarize: Can you name an animal that can fly? Tell about animals that run. Text to Self Connection: Choose an animal in the book. Can you move like that animal? What are some other ways you can move? Extension: Make a Bookmark Choose an animal and create a bookmark that shows that animal. Write about how that animal moves. You can start your writing with A can. Sight Words I Used: can some they who Vocabulary Check: Use glossary words in a sentence. My Science Library Levels K-1

28 Have you ever wondered about the science all around us? Plants grow and change, the Sun rises to warm the Earth, and matter changes from one form to another. Investigate Life, Physical, Earth, and Technology science topics with Rourke s My Science Library. This library explores NSTA science standards with engaging text and colorful images to support readers from kindergarten to third grade. Are you ready to investigate? Books in My Science Library: Apple Trees and the Seasons Day and Night How Do Plants Grow? I Use Science Tools I Use Simple Machines Our Sun Brings Life Run, Swim, Fly Science Safety Rules Solid or Liquid? Stop and Go, Fast and Slow: Moving Objects in Different Ways What Is It Made Of? Who Do I Look Like? A Book about Animal Babies Printed in China