Emperor Penguins
Emperor penguins have a fascinating life cycle that is different to other species in several ways: they are larger; they live further south in Antarctica; they breed during freezing winter; they never touch land, living on ice and in water. Antarctica is a severe environment the coldest place on Earth, without any daylight for half of every year.
Additional information
| Page Count: | 24 |
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| Word Count: | 912 |
| Belongs to Set: | Advanced Fluency 3 Non-Fiction Set A |
| Fiction or Non-Fiction: | Non-Fiction |
| Genre: | Descriptive |
| Guided Reading Level: | S |
| Reading Recovery Level: | 28 |
| Lexile Measure: | 1240L |
| DRA Level: | 40 |
| Author: | Rachel Walker |
| ISBN - Standard Edition | 9781877506802 |
| ISBN - US Edition | 9781877506802 |
| Artifact Tags: | Subject-specific vocabulary, Life cycle, Unusual animal facts, Birds, Fatherhood, Geography |
| Keywords: | cover, begin, cycle, survive, cousin, group, although, minute |
| Common Core State Standards: | CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4 |
| EL Education Alignment: | 1-3 Birds' Amazing Bodies |
| TEKS: | TEKS§110.5(b)(6), TEKS§110.5(b)(8), TEKS§110.5(b)(3) |