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Teacher's Guide for Nature's Way Nonfiction Reader

Prepared by Mary E. Shea, Ph.D. Dr. Shea teaches graduate literacy courses and directs the Graduate Literacy Program at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY.

Vocabulary for What Good is a Forest Fire?

  1. The writer had to adapt the story for the movie version.



  2. The pine cones scattered around the base of the evergreen, held its seeds.



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  3. The dying embers in the campfire gave off a glow.



  4. The paper was ignited when it touched the flames.



  5. The circle diagram showed the life cycle of a butterfly from egg, to caterpillar, and, finally, to its adult form.



  6. The mosaic of colors in the stained-glass window was even more brilliant when the sun shone through it.



Vocabulary for Frogs on Ice

  1. Frogs belong to a group of cold-blooded animals called amphibians



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  2. Glucose is a natural sugar found in fruits.



  3. Animals must find ways to survive in their surroundings or habitats



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  4. The scientists discovered a new species of insects.



  5. My Dad put antifreeze in the motor to prevent any freezing of moisture.



Vocabulary for Desert Home

The amount of humidity in the air made my skin feel very damp.


Vocabulary for Seed Travel

The farmer spread fertilizer on the field to increase the size of his crop.
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