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AfterPicasso’sbluepaintingperiod,hebeganusingthecolorsorangeandpink.Hepaintedacrobatsandclowns.Thenhetriedmakingblackandwhiteimagesoutofshapeslikecirclesandsquares.Sometimesheevencutthingsupandgluedthemtogethertomakepictures.ThatsoundslikesomethingBaxtercoulddo.Perhapshewillgiveitatrysomeday.Maybeyouwilltoo.

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Unit 24 Homework 1

Baxter and Picasso

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Questionstotalkabout:1. WhatdidPicassoliketopaint?2. WhatdidPicassosometimesdowithscissorsandglue?

I’velistenedtomychildreadthepassage,andwe’vediscussedthequestions.

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Baxter and Picasso

Beth’sbrotherBaxterwantedtoentertheCrazyStripcontest.BethtoldBaxterhehadtobeaPicassoforhisdesigntowin.Shemeantthathehadtobeanincrediblygoodartist.Baxterdidn’tknowPicasso,thecelebratedSpanishpainter.Picassowasbornin1881.ThatwasjusttwoyearsafterThomasEdisoninventedthefirstpracticallightbulb.HaveyoueverseenapaintingbyPicasso?

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JustlikeBaxter,PabloPicassoexhibitedatalentfordrawingwhenhewasveryyoung.Heloveddrawingsomuchthathisfirstwordwas“pencil.”

JustlikeBaxter,Picassolikedtopaintwiththecolorblue.Infact,therewasalongperiodoftimewhenPicassopaintedwiththecolorsblueandgreenonly.Thesepicturesareverygloomy.

Luckily,Baxter’sbluepicturesarenotgloomy.HewouldnotwanttodrawagloomypictureforaBand-Aid.

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Tinyanimalsgotoworkmunchingonthepileofgarbage.Theyneedairandwatertoliveandwork.Soonbiggeranimalslikeearthwormsfindthecompostpileanddigin.Whenthepilelookslikedirt,it’sdone!You’vejustturnedgarbageintocompost.Compostisfullofnutrientsthatyourgardenwilllove.

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How to Turn GarbageInto Dirt

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Questionstotalkabout:1. Whatdothelittleanimalsandearthwormsdo?2. Wherewouldyouputthecompostyoumade?


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How to Turn Garbage Into Dirt

Whathappenstoalltheleavesthatfallinaforest?Youmightthinktherewouldbehugepilesofleavesbuildingupyearafteryear.Butinthespring,theforestfloorlooksclean.Whathashappened?Theleaveshavebeenrecycledbackintotheearth.Natureknowshowtoturnleavesintodirt!

Peoplecanturngarbageintodirttoo.Wecallitcomposting.

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Brownstuffisdead,driedplantpartslikeleaves.Greenstuffislivingplants,freshlycutgrassorweeds,andfoodscraps.Meatandmilkproductsdon’tcompostverywell.

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Tomakecompost,putthebrownstuffandgreenstuffintoabigcontainerandpouralittlewateroverit.Youcanaddmoreatanytime,butthereshouldalwaysbemorebrownstuffthangreenstuff.Youmightwanttomixthepileupwithashoveleveryonceinawhile.

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Questionstotalkabout:1. Whathappenswhenyoucompost?2. Whataretheingredientstomakecompost?


Theseedsaresetoutinthesuntodry,andthentheyaresenttochocolatefactories.Theseedsdon’ttasteverygooduntiltheyaremadeintochocolate.

Atthefactory,thecocoaseedsarecleaned,roasted,andgroundup.Differentkindsofchocolatearemadebyaddingsweetthingslikemilk.Apersonwhomakeschocolatecandyiscalledachocolatier(chok-luh-teer).

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Unit 24 Homework 3

Rain Forest Treats

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Questionstotalkabout:1. Describehowchocolateismade.2. Whatisyourfavoriterainforestproduct?


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Rain Forest Treats

Therainforestgivesusmanythings.Manyvegetables,fruits,nuts,andspicescomefromplantsthatcangrowonlyinarainforesthabitat.Medicineismadefromsomeoftheplants.Researchersaresearchingfornewmedicinesintherainforestallthetime.

Theseedofthelipsticktreeisverycolorfulandisusedtogivecolortomakeupandfood.Theliquid,orsap,fromarainforesttreemakessomechewinggumchewy.Palmoilisusedinmanyfoods,likeicecream.Coffeetreesgrowbestinthewarm,moist,shadyenvironmentoftherainforest.

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Chocolateisaveryimportantrainforestproduct.Chocolateismadefromtheseedsofthecocoatree.Likecoffeetrees,cocoatreesneedtherainforesthabitattogrow.Cocoatreesgrowfruitthatlookslikesmallfootballs.Theseedsareinsidethefruit.Farmerscollectthefruitandtakeouttheseeds.

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Thesesquirrelshavethinflapsofskinthatstretchbetweentheirfrontpawsandtheirbackpaws.These“wings”allowthesquirrelstoglidethroughtheairasfaras200feet.Theydon’tflaptheirwingsupanddownlikebirdsdo.Theyglidefromtreetotree,steeringwiththeirtailandlegs.

ItmightbeeasiertoseeRockythantoseearealflyingsquirrel,though.Flyingsquirrelssleepinholesinthetreesduringtheday.Atnight,theycomeouttolookforfood.Theyhavebigeyesthathelpthemtoseewhenit’sdark.Thesesquirrelsdon’teatnuts.Theyprefermushrooms!

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West Virginia NorthernFlying Squirrel

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The West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel

RocketJ.SquirrelwasafamouscartooncharacteronTVmanyyearsago.HisnicknamewasRocky.Rockywasasquirrelthatcouldfly.Believeitornot,flyingsquirrelsreallyexist.ThereareseveraldifferentkindsofflyingsquirrelsintheUnitedStates.

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TheWestVirginianorthernflyingsquirrelisanendangeredspecies.In1985,thereweresofewofthemthatscientiststhoughttheymightbecomeextinct.Thegovernmentputthesquirrelsontheendangeredspecieslist.Scientistsworkedtosavethesquirrels’habitatofmountainforestsinVirginiaandWestVirginia.Nowtherearemanymoreflyingsquirrels.

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Iliveunderneaththesandinaburrow.Butitisstillhardtokeepsafe.Birdsliketoeatme.Whenpeoplewalkanddriveonthebeach,theycantramplemycozylittleburrow.Ifyoueverseeapartofthebeachthat’sclosedoff,besurenottogothere.That’saneasythingtodotohelpsavethenortheastbeachtigerbeetle!

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The Northeast BeachTiger Beetle

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Questionstotalkabout:1. What’saburrow?Whywouldabeetledigaburrow?2. Haveyoueverseenabeachthatwasclosedoff?Whatdiditlooklike?


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The Northeast Beach Tiger Beetle

Hi!I’manortheastbeachtigerbeetle.Perhapsyouhaveheardofme.Idoubtthatyou’veeverseenme,though.I’monlyhalfaninchlong.MybodyisthesamecolorasthesandybeachwhereIlive.

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Ifyoueverdoseeme,besurenottotouchme.I’manendangeredspecies.WenortheastbeachtigerbeetlesusedtoliveallupanddowntheEastCoastoftheUnitedStates,butnowmostofusliveonthebeachesinVirginia.

Iamapredator.Irunalongthebeachtocatchsmallinsects.TheycallmeatigerbeetlebecauseIcatchpreywithmymouth,justlikeatiger.Grrrrr!

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Frogsandtoadshaveveryspecialskin.Theydon’tdrinkwater.Instead,theytakewaterintotheirbodythroughtheirskin.Frogsandtoadscanalsobreathewhentheyareunderwater.Theydon’tusetheirlungsunderwater.Theirskintakesinoxygenstraightfromthewaterandsendsitintotheirbloodstream.

Whentheweatheroutsideisverycold,somefrogsfreezesolid.Whentheweatherwarmsup,theywarmupandgorightbacktowhattheyweredoingbefore!

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Facts About Frogs and Toads

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Questionstotalkabout:1. Howdofrogsandtoadstakeinwater?2. Howdofrogsandtoadsbreatheunderwater?


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Facts About Frogs and Toads

What’sthedifferencebetweenatoadandafrog?Actually,alltoadsarefrogs!Weusetheword“toad”todescribeanimalsthatarefatterandhaveshorterbacklegsthanmostfrogs.Toadsalsohavebumpydryskinandliveonland.Frogsliketoliveinornearwater.Bothfrogsandtoadslaytheireggsinwater,however.

Toadsarepoisonous!Iftheyfeelindanger,poisonmayseepfromtheirskin.Itcanmakeyousickifyouswallowitorgetitinyoureyes.Sobecarefulwhenyoupickupatoad—washyourhandsafteryouhandleone!

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Frogsoftenhavelongtonguesthattheyflickouttocatchbugstoeat.Mosttoadshavesmalltongues,sotheysnapattheirfoodwiththeirmouths.

Haveyoueverheardafrogcroak?Usually,justthemalefrogscroak.Manyfrogspufftheirthroatsupjustlikeballoonswhentheycroak.

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Here’sanotherinterestingfact.Therootsoftheredwoodtreesneareachothergetalltangleduptogether.Doublerare!It’sliketheyareholdinghandssotheydon’tfalloverduringbigstorms.

Mom’scalling.Ibettermakelikeabananaandsplit!

Yourcousin,

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Dear Cousin Dee

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Questionstotalkabout:1. Whywouldithelpatreetotangleitsrootswithaneighbor’sroots?2. WhatdoesFrannymeanwhenshesays“Ibettermakelikeabanana

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Dear Cousin Dee

DearKids,

Thisisafunhomework.ItisaletterthatFrannywrotetohercousinDee.WhatwouldyousaytoDeeifyouwroteheraletter?

DearCousinDee,

Itwouldbecoolifyoucouldcomevisitusthissummer.Momsayswecandefinitelygoseetheancientredwoods.

DidyouknowthereareonlytwoplacesinCaliforniaandonevalleyinChinawheretheredwoodsgrow?Theyaredefinitelyendangered.

Thetreesnearusareprotectedinanationalpark,sonoonecancutthemdown.

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Questionstotalkabout:1. Whyareredwoodtreesspecial?2. Wouldyouliketovisitaredwoodforest?3. Howlongcanaredwoodtreelive?

Youwon’tbelievethesizeoftheredwoods.Theyarethebiggesttreesontheplanet.Onebigoldtreehasenoughwoodtobuild22houses.Nowonderpeoplewanttocutthemdown.

Someoftheredwoodsaremorethantwothousandyearsold.How’sthatforancient?Canyoubelievethatsomeofthesegiantoldtreesstartedoutastinyseedsonlyaninchortwoaround?Isn’tthatawesome?

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Questionstotalkabout:1. Whowrotethisletter?Doyoueverwriteletterstoyour

friendsorcousins?2. Wheredoredwoodtreesgrow?


Scientistsbelievetheremaynotbemanyjaguarsleftintherainforests.Itishardtoknowhowmanyjaguarstherearebecausetheyaresecretiveanimals.Jaguarsusuallylivealone.Theyhuntatnight,sotheyarenotusuallyseenduringtheday.

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The Jaguar

Read Well 2 Plus

Questionstotalkabout:1. Whyisithardforscientiststotellhowmanyjaguarsthereare?


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The Jaguar

Thereislittleplantlifeontherainforestfloor,butlotsofleaves,fruit,flowers,andanimalwastefallfromthecanopyandunderstorytotheforestfloor.Littlesunlightreachestheforestfloor.Itiswarm,damp,anddark.

Inthedarknessoftherainforestfloor,abigspottedcatprowls.Eightfeetlongfromitsnosetothetipofitstail,ajaguarcanweigh250pounds.Theycanhavetanfurwithblackspotsorblackfurwithblackspots.

Thesehugecarnivoreswilleatalmostanyanimaltheycancatch—snakes,monkeys,deer,turtles,orfrogs.Theyspendmostoftheirtimeontheforestfloor,butsometimestheywillclimbatreeandpounceontheirpreyfromabove.

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Unlikemostcats,jaguarslikethewater.Theyswim,bathe,andplayinstreamsandpools.Theywillevencatchfish.Somepeoplesayajaguarwilluseitslongtailasfishbait.Itwavesitstailoverthewaterortapsthewater’ssurfacewithitstail.Ahungryfishmightthinkthejaguar’stailisfoodandcomeforameal.Thenthejaguarwillquicklyscoopupthefishwithabigpaw.

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Questionstotalkabout:1. Describetherainforestfloor.2. Describeajaguar.


Recycledplasticcanbemadeintothingslikejackets,T-shirts,bottles,carpet,furniture,andbuildingmaterialsthatlookjustlikewood.

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Recycling Plastic

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Questionstotalkabout:1. Doyouhaveanythinginyourhousethatismadefromrecycledplastic?


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Recycling Plastic

You’vecollectedlotsofplasticbottlesandcontainers.Therecyclingbin,orcontainer,atthesideoftheroadispiledhigh.Itfeelsgoodtoknowtheplasticwillberecycled.Butwhathappenstoallthoseplasticbottlesafteryouputthemintherecyclingbin?

Atruckpicksupalltherecyclingandtakesittoarecyclingcenter.Workerssortthroughalltheplasticandtakeoutthingslikerock,glass,andplasticsthatcannotberecycled.Thentheplasticiswashedandchoppedupintosmallflakes.

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Theplasticflakesareputinabigtankofwater.Thisisanotherwaytodividethedifferentkindsofplastic.Somekindsfloat,andsomesink.Thebestrecycledplasticismadefromonekindofplastic,notalldifferentkindsputtogether.

Theplasticisputinabigdryerthatlookssortoflikeaclothesdryer,andthenitismeltedinamachine.Itcoolsintomanylongthinthreads.Thethreadsarechoppedupintosmallpieces.Theplasticisthenshippedtofactorieswhereitwillbemadeintonewproducts.

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It’sbeen20yearssincechildrenbeganbuyingandsavingtherainforestinCostaRica.Atfirst,therewereonly15acres.Childrenallovertheworldheardaboutitandsentmoney.Theparkgrewandisstillgrowing.Nowthereare54,000acresoflandintheChildren’sEternalRainForest.

Manydifferentkindsofanimalsandplantslivethere.Noonecancutdowntreesorfarmthereorhurttheplantsandanimals.Scientistsandstudentsvisittostudytheendangeredspecies.

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Children’s Eternal Rain Forest of Costa Rica

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Questionstotalkabout:1. HowbigistheChildren’sEternalRainForestnow?2. Wouldyouliketovisittherainforest?Whyorwhynot?


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Children’s Eternal Rain Forest of Costa Rica

Rainforestsareatreasuretopeopleallovertheworld,butmanyoftheforestsarebeingcutdown.In1987,anine-year-oldboyfromSwedendecidedhewantedtodosomething.Butwhat?

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AllthemoneythatthechildrenearnedandsavedwenttoagroupofpeoplewholivedinCostaRica.Theyboughtalittlebitoftherainforest.ThisrainforestiscalledtheChildren’sEternalRainForest.It’seternalbecauseitwillneverbecutdown.Itwillbearainforestforever!

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Things We Can Do to Save the Penguins1.Turnoffalllightswhennotusing

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2.Turndowntheheatandairconditioning.

3.Getupearlytowalkorridebikestoschool.

4.Bringoldpaperbagstothegrocerystore,sowedon’tneedtousenewones.

5.Bringhomeplasticwaterbottlestorefillaftersoccergames(andmakesuretheotherkidsputtheirbottlesintherecyclingcontainer,notontheground.)

6.Plantsometrees!

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Unit 24 Homework 11

Save the Penguins!

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Questionstotalkabout:1. DoyouthinkElizabeth’sideasaregoodideas?Whyorwhynot?2. Whatotherthingscouldsheaddtoherlist?


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Save the Penguins!

Elizabethdidn’twanttoplayinthebackyardwithBrad.ShehadjustwatchedatelevisionshowaboutglobalwarmingandAntarctica.

“Antarcticaisgettingtoowarmforthepenguins,”shetoldBrad.“Theyhavetowalkfarthertogetfromtheirrookerytotheoceanforfood.”

“It’sgoodtogetmoreexercise,”saidBrad.“That’swhyyoushouldcomeplaywithme.”

“Penguinsgetenoughexercise,”saidElizabeth.“Didyouknowittakesthemanhourtowalkonemile?”

“Maybenowthey’llhavetolearntofly,”saidBrad.

“Don’tyouevencarethatthepenguinsareindanger?”Elizabethstormedofftoherbedroom.

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Sherippedasheetofnotebookpaperoutofhernotebookandstartedwriting.

Bradwaddledinwithhisarmsathisside,likeapenguin.“Helpme!I’mmelting!”heyelled.Elizabethignoredhim.

“You’veneverevenseenapenguin,”Bradsaid.“Whyshouldyoucarewhathappenstothem?”

“We’reallonthesameplanet,”Elizabethsaid.“Globalwarmingwillaffectustoo.”

“You’rejustakid,”hesaid.“Somebodyimportantlikethepresidenthastohelpthem.”

“Icanhelp,”shesaid.“Weallcan.”Sheshowedhimherlistofthingsthefamilycoulddotohelptheenvironmentandhelpthepenguins.

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Ilovebamboo.It’sabouttheonlythingIreallyliketoeat.Abambooforestbloomsallatonce.Theselusciousplantscantake10yearstogrowbigenoughtoeat.Thentheforestdiesallatonce.Whenthebamboodies,wemoveon.Wehavetofindmorebambootoeat.

Peopleareclearinglandtomakefarms.Theyarebuildinghomesandcities.Thereislessandlesslandforbambootogrow.Ihavebecomeendangeredbecausemyhabitatisdisappearing.

Peopleallovertheworldareworkingtogethertohelpmesurvive.Theyareworkingtoprotectmyhabitat—myworld,ourhome.

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Unit 24 Homework 12

What’s Black and White and Honks?

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What’s Black and White and Honks?

I’mblackandwhiteandsometimeshonk.Agoose,youthink?

AgooseI’mnot.Ihuffandbarkandsometimesbleat.Agoat,youask?Notevenclose.

IliveinthemountainsofChina.Myhabitatiscoldandwet.Ispend12to16hoursadayeating.Tenpoundsoffoodisjustataste.Twentypoundsoffoodisasnack.Ieat80to90poundsoffoodeachday.Myfavoritemealisbamboo.

Iamanendangeredanimal.PeoplesaythatI’mablackandwhitetreasure.WhodoyouthinkIam?

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feelfriendly.IbarkwhenI’mupset,andIsquealwhenI’mhurt.Thepeopleofmycountrycallmeacatbear.Myscientificnamemeans“blackandwhitecat-footedanimal.”Ihavebecomeveryrare.Scientiststhinkthereareapproximately1,600ofusleftinnaturalhabitats.

WhenIwasfirstborn,Iwasaboutthesizeofastickofbutter.Iwasbald,pink,andblind.Fortwoyears,mymotherhadtotakecareofme.NowI’manadult,andIweighalmost300pounds.

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