Giant Pandas
Giant Pandas
Giant Pandas
Giant Pandas
Giant Pandas
Giant Pandas
Giant Pandas
Informational (nonfiction), 618 words, Level P (Grade 2), Lexile 970L
Giant Pandas is an introduction to the popular black-and-white bear. It reports the mammal's size, life cycle, location, and endangered status. The author explains how the giant panda got its name, what it eats, and why it doesn't hibernate. The book also discusses the things being done to protect giant pandas from extinction. Photographs, maps, and charts support the text.
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bamboo, cubs, endangered, extinct, habitat, nutrients, predators, preserves, vulnerable
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Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand the text
Comprehension
Main Idea and Details : Identify the main idea and supporting details
Grammar and Mechanics
Possessive Nouns : Understand and use possessive nouns
Word Work
Suffixes : Identify the meaning of and use suffixes -ful and -less
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or whole class
