Saving Elephants
The decline of elephant populations worldwide is happening very quickly and soon there may be no elephants left in the wild at all. Not only are these animals wonderful to see in their natural environments, but they also play an important role in the ecologies of Africa and Asia. Loss of the elephants would affect these environments very seriously. What is causing the decline in elephant populations? Can they be saved? How?
Additional information
| Page Count: | 24 |
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| Word Count: | 864 |
| Belongs to Set: | Advanced Fluency 3 Non-Fiction Set A |
| Fiction or Non-Fiction: | Non-Fiction |
| Genre: | Persuasive |
| Guided Reading Level: | P |
| Reading Recovery Level: | 28 |
| Lexile Measure: | 1090L |
| DRA Level: | 40 |
| Author: | Suzette Toms |
| ISBN - Standard Edition | 9781927197769 |
| ISBN - US Edition | 9781927197769 |
| Artifact Tags: | Endangered Animals, Animal attributes, Subject-specific vocabulary, Unusual animal facts, Ecosystems: animals, places, and environments, Animal habitats |
| Keywords: | travel, result, recent, separate, count, improve, least, quarter |
| Common Core State Standards: | CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4 |
| International Baccalaureate: | 6 – Mammals |
| TEKS: | TEKS§110.5(b)(6), TEKS§110.5(b)(8), TEKS§110.5(b)(3) |