The state of Michigan is north of Ohio. It is a state that is practically surrounded by water, in fact, you are never more than 6 miles from a body of water. Michigan has two peninsulas, the Upper Peninsula and the Lower Peninsula. The LP is easy to recognize because it looks like a large mitten. Detroit is a large city in Michigan which is sometimes called the Motor City. What do people often call the LP?

Robert is 11 years old and has 3 sisters. He lives at 224 Monroe Street. He has 13 books, 9 fossils, 4 bikes, 10 posters on his wall and 2 lockers at his school. How many fossils does Robert have in his collection?

Canada is a very large country and people of many different cultural backgrounds live there. Because of this, there are lots of different Christmas traditions in Canada. Many of the traditions and celebrations come from French, English, Irish, Scottish, German, Norwegian,

Ukrainian and native/first nation influences. Canada has a lot of...

An adult African elephant's trunk is about seven feet (two meters) long! It's actually an elongated nose and upper lip. Like most noses, trunks are for smelling. Elephants have trunks for...

Five eggs the size of Ping-Pong balls crack open as the tiny desert tortoises inside break through the shells. The two-inch-long babies immediately crawl off in search of flowers and grasses to eat. These animals may be newly hatched, but they already have survival skills that will allow them thrive in their harsh, sizzling-hot habitats.

This passage is mostly about...

Brittany can touch a basketball hoop. She can get books off a top shelf. She looks down to her friends when she talks to them. When she walks into the school she must tilt her head.

Brittany is...

Woolly mammoths lived during the last ice age, and they may have died off when the weather became warmer and their food supply changed. Humans may also be partly responsible for their disappearance due to hunting. Although the word “mammoth” has come to mean “huge,” woolly mammoths were probably about the size of African elephants. Their ears were smaller than those of today’s elephants. This was probably an adaptation to the cold climate that kept their ears closer to their heads and kept them warmer. Their tusks were very long, about 15 feet (5 meters) and were used for fighting and digging in the deep snow. Mammoths were herbivores and ate mostly grass, but also ate other types of plants and flowers.

Woolly mammoths used their tusks for...

James ran to the window to see his bird feeder. It was a cold day in Conneaut, Ohio and there were dozens of birds eating the sunflower seeds. James counted the birds; there were three cardinals, two chickadees and five blue jays.

What color were the five birds?

The great horned owl is one of the most common owls in North America, found in a range of habitats that includes forests, swamps, deserts, tundra edges, tropical rain forests, cities, suburbs, and parks. If you live in North America, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the deep, soft, stuttering hoots of this owl: hoo-h’HOO-hoo-hoo. This owl uses this hoot to advertise its territory. It can also make a variety of other sounds, including whistles, barks, shrieks, hisses, coos, and wavering cries.

The great horned owl can be found in...

Brittany lives in Alaska. She enjoys being in nature. When she walks out her back door, she is in nature. Brittany lives in a very small town in Alaska near the larger city called Fairbanks. She likes to spend most of her time interacting with trees, rocks, rivers, plants and the beauty of the mountains. What do you know about Brittany?

Mr. Jackson has a bird feeder on the north side of his house. He enjoys feeding birds and being a birder. A birder is someone who seeks out birds in nature using a spotting scope or binoculars. One of his favorite birds that frequently stops by his bird feeder is the blue jay.

What color is this favorite bird?

Chameleons mostly live in the rain forests and deserts of Africa. The color of their skin helps them blend in with their habitats. Chameleons that hang out in trees are usually green. Those that live in deserts are most often brown.

Where would you likely find a chameleon?

The dominant predators on the islands where they live, Komodo dragons will eat almost anything they find, including already dead animals, deer, water buffalo, pigs, smaller Komodo dragons, and occasionally humans! When hunting, Komodo dragons rely on camouflage and patience, lying in bushes or tall grasses until a victim passes by. They pounce on their prey with powerful legs and sharp claws, then sink their jagged, shark-like teeth in.

Why are Komodo dragons great hunters?

Arctic foxes live on the land and sea ice within the Arctic Circle. Winter in the Arctic is unlike winter in most parts of the world. From October to February, the sun never rises to shine warmth and light.

According to this passage, where might you find an arctic fox?

Asian elephants live in the tropical forests and grasslands of Southeast Asia. They’re a little smaller than African elephants but can grow nine feet tall and weigh nearly six tons. That’s heavier than two medium-size cars! Even newborns are on the hefty side, weighing some 200 pounds. Given their size it’s no surprise that these guys are big on food. Adults can eat 300 pounds in one day, nearly 75 times what the average human eats! An Asian elephant’s ideal meal includes roots, grasses, fruit, and bark.

How does the author compare Asian elephants to African elephants?