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PAIREDREADLife in a Termite MoundInformational Text by Susan EventoProgram:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2FC_BC_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 2FC_BC_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 21/31/12 5:57 PM1/31/12 5:57 PMAWord count:510*STRATEGIES&SKILLSPhotography Credit:Cover Purestock/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:Make,Confirm,Revise PredictionsSkill:Main Topic and Key Details PhonicsSoft c and g:/j/dge,ge,lge,nge,rgeVocabulary StrategySuffixesVocabularyburied,escape,habitat,journey,nature,peeks,restless,spies ELL Vocabularypaste,vitaminsContent StandardsScience Life ScienceProgram:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2Copyright 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:978-0-02-118878-9MHID:0-02-118878-5Printed in the United States.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DOC 17 16 15 14 13 12IFBC_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 2IFBC_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 21/31/12 5:57 PM1/31/12 5:57 PMPAIREDREADGerry Whitmont/Australian Picture Library/CORBISby Susan EventoEssential QuestionWhat are features of different animal habitats?Genre Informational Text Chapter 1Eucalyptus Forests .2Chapter 2Food for Animals.4Chapter 3 Shelter for Animals .9Chapter 4 Tree of Life .13Respond to Reading.15Life in a Termite Mound .16Glossary/Index .19Focus On Science.20Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 1001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 13/10/12 12:44 PM3/10/12 12:44 PM(map)Rob Schuster;(background)Gerry Whitmont/Australian Picture Library/CORBIS;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/AlamyCHAPTER 1Eucalyptus Forests A eucalyptus tree stands tall.It grows in a forest in Australia.This giant tree is a habitat.It is home to lots of animals.Australia has many eucalyptus forests.Indian OceanCoral SeaTasmaniaAUSTRALIAEucalyptus forestsKEY it has grown tall.En espaol:ha crecido.2Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 21/31/12 5:56 PM1/31/12 5:56 PM(bottom)Peter Walton Photography/Photolibrary/Getty Images;(top right)Matthew Ward/Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/AlamyThe leaves of the tree are sweet.But they are poisonous!The tree has a mighty trunk.This trunk has sticky bark.The leaves of this tree smell sweet.Its flowers and fruit do too.trunkSTOP AND CHECKWhy is the eucalyptus tree important?Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:23001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 3001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 31/31/12 5:56 PM1/31/12 5:56 PMCHAPTER 2Food for Animals(bottom)altrendo nature/Altrendo/Getty Images;(background)Gerry Whitmont/Australian Picture Library/CORBIS;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/AlamyIt is a warm summer night.A koala bear sits high in this tree.The koala spends hours chewing leaves from the tree.It eats a couple pounds of them!The leaves have water,but they dont have many vitamins.The koala needs to eat a lot of leaves to be healthy.A koalas stomach can break down the poisons in the eucalyptus leaves.leavesProgram:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:24001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 4001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 41/31/12 5:56 PM1/31/12 5:56 PMTheo Allofs/Bridge/CORBIS;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/AlamyThe tired koala falls asleep.It sleeps between the trees branches.It sleeps during the day.It may not wake up for 18 hours!The mother koala holds her baby.It is called a joey.baby5Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 5001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 51/31/12 5:56 PM1/31/12 5:56 PMMinden Pictures/SuperStock;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/AlamyThe koala wakes up.It climbs down.But it doesnt journey far.It moves to another eucalyptus tree.The tree gives the koala food and water.It gives the koala a place to sleep.The koala climbs up a new tree.It begins to chew.The koala does not stay on the ground too long.It is not safe there.ground6Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 6001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 61/31/12 5:56 PM1/31/12 5:56 PMTermites have strong mouths for eating wood.NHPA/A.N.T.Photo Library;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/AlamybarkThousands of termites are buried within this tree.They eat its bark.The termites chew the bark.They make the bark into a paste.Termites is a plural noun.Find another plural noun on page 3.Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:27001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 7001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 71/31/12 5:56 PM1/31/12 5:56 PMJohn Carnemolla/Corbis;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/AlamyThe termites eat the paste.They also use it to build nests.The paste is like a glue.It helps hold the nests together.This termite nest is built in the shape of a mound.STOP AND CHECKHow do termites make the paste from the trees bark?nest8Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 8001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 81/31/12 5:56 PM1/31/12 5:56 PMJohn Carnemolla/Corbis;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/Alamy(bottom)Marie Read/Earth Scene/Animals Animals;(background)Gerry Whitmont/Australian Picture Library/CORBIS;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/AlamyThe kookaburra makes a laughing sound.It is called the laughing bird.The termites chew holes in this tree.Other animals make wonderful nests in the holes.“Ha,ha,ha,ha.”A kookaburra makes this sound.This bird peeks out of its nest.It spies an enemy below.Then it quickly drops back inside.kookaburranestCHAPTER 3Shelter for AnimalsProgram:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:29001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 9001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 92/9/12 3:35 PM2/9/12 3:35 PMANT Photo Library/Photo Researchers,Inc.;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/AlamyNext,a sugar glider flies toward this eucalyptus tree.It stops to eat the sweet sap.Then it enters its nest.Sugar gliders enjoy their nest.Termites made the hole.sugar gliderNest is a common noun.Find another common noun on page 9.10Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 10001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 101/31/12 5:57 PM1/31/12 5:57 PMKevin Schafer/Alamy;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/AlamyThe common ringtail possum hangs from a branch.It hangs by its tail!It eats the leaves and flowers of this tree.Its nest is high up in the branches.The possum sleeps in its nest all day long.possum11Program:CR14Component:LRRevisedPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 11001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 112/10/12 3:04 PM2/10/12 3:04 PMDave Watts/Alamy;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/AlamyA wombat crawls along the forest floor.It eats eucalyptus leaves at night.It sleeps during the day.The wombat lives in a tunnel.It goes into its tunnel so it can escape.The tunnel is under the forest floor.Wombats can run fast.They dive into their tunnels when enemies chase them.STOP AND CHECKHow is the wombat different from the kookaburra,sugar glider,and common ring-tail possum?wombat12Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 12001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 121/31/12 5:57 PM1/31/12 5:57 PMNHPA/SuperStock;(background)Gerry Whitmont/Australian Picture Library/CORBIS;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/AlamyIt grows dark.Fruit bats become restless.They fly to this eucalyptus tree.They eat its pollen and fruit.The bats fly from tree to tree.They spread pollen.This helps new eucalyptus trees grow.Plants and animals work together in nature.CHAPTER 4Tree of LifeMost fruit bats in Australia are called Grey-headed Flying-foxes.fruit bateucalyptus flowere it becomes dark.En espaol:se oscurece.Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:213001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 13001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 132/10/12 9:54 AM2/10/12 9:54 AMFrank Blackburn;Ecoscene/CORBIS;(caption inset)Kitch Bain/AlamyEven plants live in this eucalyptus tree!This plant lives in the highest branches.Some birds eat the fruit of this plant.This eucalyptus tree is full of life!Birds eat the fruit from mistletoe plants like this one.mistletoe plantSTOP AND CHECKHow do fruit bats help new eucalyptus trees grow?14Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 14001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 142/10/12 3:16 PM2/10/12 3:16 PMDetailMain TopicDetailDetailSummarizeUse the Main Topic and Details chart to summarize A Tree Full of Life.Text Evidence 1.Is this selection fiction or nonfiction?How do you know?Genre 2.What is the main topic on page 6?What are the key details?Main Topic and Key Details 3.What does highest mean on page 14?Use the suffix to help you.Suffixes 4.Write about the main idea of page 2.Write About ReadingSummarizeText Evidence15Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 15001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 151/31/12 5:57 PM1/31/12 5:57 PMDigital Vision/Getty ImagesLife in a Termite MLife in a Termite Moundound Compare TextsHow are the features of a eucalyptus tree and a termite mound different?Genre Informational Text Picture a termite nest.Termites chew bark to make a paste.Then they add mud to the paste.They use this mix to build a nest.Some nests have millions of termites.Some termite nests reach over 12 feet tall!trees16Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 16001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 163/10/12 12:45 PM3/10/12 12:45 PMKim Taylor/Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images Starting the ColonyA king and queen termite start a colony.A colony is a group of termites.These termites live in a nest.The queen lays her eggs in the nest.The inside of a termite mound looks like a sponge.Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:217001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 17001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 171/31/12 5:57 PM1/31/12 5:57 PMJobs in the ColonyWorker termites gather food and feed the young.They build the nest and also take care of it.Soldier termites keep the colony safe.NHPA/Anthony Bannister Make ConnectionsWhat is a termite nest like?Essential Question How are eucalyptus trees like termite mounds?Text to TexttermiteTermitesDutiesking and queen start colonyqueenlay eggsworkerscollect food to feed youngbuild/take care of nestsoldierskeep the nest safe18Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 18001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 181/31/12 5:57 PM1/31/12 5:57 PMbats,13eucalyptus trees,23koalas,46plants,14possums,11sugar gliders,10termites,79,1618wombats,12IndexIndexGlossarybark the outer covering of the trunk,branches,and roots of a tree(page 3)colony area where a group of termites lives(page 17)pollen a yellow powder that fertilizes(page 13)sap a sticky liquid that flows through a plant(page 10)trunk the main part of a tree(page 3)Glossary19Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 19001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 191/31/12 5:57 PM1/31/12 5:57 PMPurpose To find out about the different features of a habitatWhat to DoThink about the animals that need eucalyptus trees.Draw a chart.Work with a partner.Fill in the chart.Write about the animals that need the tree.Conclusion Talk about what you learned.How do the animals need the eucalyptus tree?Step 1Step 2Step 3AnimalWhere They Live in TreePart of Tree They Eat20Program:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 20001_020_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 201/31/12 5:57 PM1/31/12 5:57 PMLiterature Circles The Topic What is A Tree Full of Life mostly about?What are some key details?Authors PurposeWhy did the author write this book?Vocabulary What new words did you learn in this book?Make ConnectionsHow is A Tree Full of Life like other books you have read?Did you like it?NonfictionProgram:CR14Component:LRPDFVendor:SRMGrade:2IFBC_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 3IFBC_CR14_LR_G2_U2W3_L18_ELL_118878.indd 31/31/12 5:57 PM1/31/12 5:57 PM