Saving the Panda
Giant pandas belong to the bear family. They live only in China. They eat bamboo and they have a special pad on their front paws called a sixth finger. They use the finger to hold the bamboo. Why are giant pandas disappearing? Will they become extinct? How can they be saved?
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Additional information
Page Count: | 16 |
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Word Count: | 269 |
Belongs to Set: | Fluency Level 1 Non-Fiction Set A |
Fiction or Non-Fiction: | Non-Fiction |
Genre: | Persuasive |
Guided Reading Level: | J |
Reading Recovery Level: | 15 |
Lexile Measure: | 490-550L |
DRA Level: | 16 |
Author: | John Lockyer |
ISBN - Standard Edition | 9781877435102 |
ISBN - US Edition | 9781877435102 |
Artifact Tags: | Emergent Reader, Endangered Animals, Subject-specific vocabulary, Animal habitats, Human impacts and sustainability, Table of Contents/Index |
Keywords: | work, now, two, only, around, live, about, because |
Common Core State Standards: | CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 |
CKLA: | G2-D12 |
Core Knowledge Language Art: | G2 – Fighting for a Cause |
EL Education Alignment: | K-3 Trees are Alive |
International Baccalaureate: | 6 – Mammals, 7 – Disappearing Forests |
TEKS: | TEKS§110.4(b)(6), TEKS§110.4(b)(8), TEKS§110.4(b)(10) |