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Informational TextGR G Benchmark 12 Lexile 420LBaby Animalsby Lori Mortensen ASTRATEGIES&SKILLSCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means,or stored in a database or retrieval system,without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.,including,but not limited to,network storage or transmission,or broadcast for distance learning.Send all inquiries to:McGraw-Hill EducationTwo Penn PlazaNew York,New York 10121ISBN:978-0-02-119483-4MHID:0-02-119483-1Printed in the United States.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DOC 17 16 15 14 13 12Photography Credit:Cover(tl)Chad Graham/Flickr/Getty Images,(bl)Tom Brakefield/GettyImages,(tr)Ilene MacDonald/Alamy,(br)John Giustina/Taxi/Getty Images*The total word count is based on words in the running text and headings only.Numerals and words in captions,labels,diagrams,charts,and sidebars are not included.ComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:Connections Within TextHigh-Frequency Wordsfor,havePhonicsshort u Content StandardsScienceLife ScienceWord count:172*by Lori Mortensen(tl)Chad Graham/Flickr/Getty Images,(br)John Giustina/Taxi/Getty Images Black bears and giant pandas are both bears.They are alike in many ways.They have differences too.The bears have different homes.Each home is just right for them.Giant pandas live in China.Black bears live in North America.2 Both bears have thick fur.Giant pandas have black-and-white fur.Black bears have black or brown fur.Giant pandas have black circles around their eyes.Some black bears have light brown noses.3(p.2 l)Tom Brakefi eld/Getty Images,(p.2 r)Daniel J Cox/Oxford Scientifi c/Getty Images,(p.3 bl)Barrett Hedges/National Geographic/Getty Images,(p.3 tr)Dave Stamboulis Travel Photography/Flickr/Getty ImagesGiant pandas eat bamboo.They have to eat a lot of it.They can eat over 30 pounds a day!Giant pandas use their paws for eating.Their thumbs help them grab their food.A giant panda uses its thumb to grab the bamboo.4(l)Design Pics/SuperStock,(r)Ilene MacDonald/AlamyBlack bears eat many things.They hunt for nuts,bark,berries,and fish.Black bears like to eat honey.5 Giant pandas have food all year.But black bears dont always have food in winter.Its too cold.So they snuggle in their dens.They sleep until spring.Then it is warm and there is food.There is bamboo all year round for pandas.There is not much food for black bears in winter.6(p.6 bl)Picavet/Botanica/Getty Images,(p.6 tr)Danita Delimont/Gallo images/Getty Images,(p.7 l)Suzi Eszterhas/Minden Pictures/Getty Images,(p.7 r)Katherine Feng/Globio/Minden Pictures/Getty Images Both bears have cubs in their dens.The cubs drink their mothers milk.When they are old enough,the cubs come out of the den.This black bear has two cubs.Giant panda mothers have just one cub.7Black Bears and Pandas Black BearsGiant PandasWhere They LiveNorth AmericaChinaFood Fish,nuts,berries,barkBambooColorBlack;sometimes brownBlack and whiteNumber of Cubs1 to 6 cubs;most often 2 cubs1 cubSleep in Winter?YesNoHow are black bears and pandas alike and different?8(l)Chad Graham/Flickr/Getty Images,(r)John Giustina/Taxi/Getty ImagesLiteracy ActivitiesDraw a picture that shows something you learned from reading the book.Write about your picture.About A BearTell a partner one way a black bear is like a giant panda.Tell one way it is different.Alike and Different9780021 194834MHID 0-02-119483-1ISBN-13 978-0-02-119483-499701EANKInformational TextGR G Benchmark 12 Lexile 420LBaby AnimalsGrade K Unit 7 Week