Jenna Lee Gleisner - What Do Animals Do in Spring?

21st Century
Basic Skills
Library by Jenna Lee Gleisner Cherry Lake Publishing Ann Arbor, Michigon Published in the United States of America
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Gleisner, Jenna Lee, author.
What do animals do in spring? / by Jenna Lee Gleisner.
pages cm. -- (Lets look at spring)
Audience: 5-7.
Audience: K to grade 3.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-62431-660-9 (hardcover) -- ISBN 978-1-62431-687-6 (pbk.) -
ISBN 978-1-62431-714-9 (pdf) -- ISBN 978-1-62431-741-5 (hosted ebook)
1. 2. 2.

Spring--Juvenile literature. I.
Title. QL751.5.G54 2014 591.5--dc23
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Spring Begins Spring begins after winter.
Days get warmer. What Do You See? What did the mouse find to eat? Plants grow again. Ready for Babies Animals mate to produce
babies. Ready for Babies Animals mate to produce
babies.

Frogs lay their eggs
in ponds.

Canada geese migrate north.
They make nests. Soon they
will lay eggs. A doe finds a safe spot. She
will give birth to a fawn. Baby animals are born.
A fawn learns to walk. Bears come out of
hibernation. Bears come out of
hibernation.

Bear cubs play
and learn how to find food.

What Do You See? Can you see where the mountain goat has
started to shed its coat? Spring Ends The weather warms. Mountain
goats shed their coats.
Summer will be here soon! Find Out More BOOK Rustad, Martha E.H. Animals in Spring . Mankato, MN:
Capstone, 2013. WEB SITE Creature FeatureNational Geographic Kids www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals
/creaturefeature Learn facts about all of your favorite animals.

Glossary hibernation (HYE-bur-nay-shuhn) an animals sleep that
lasts all winter long mate (MATE) to join together to make babies migrate (MYE-grate) to move from one area to another shed (SHED) to lose or get rid of

Home and School Connection Use this list of words from the book to help your child become
a better reader. Word games and writing activities can help
beginning readers reinforce literacy skills. animals
babies
bears
birth
born
Canada
coats
cubs
days
doe
eat eggs
fawn
find
food
frogs
geese
goats
grow
hatch
hibernation
lay learn
mate
migrate
mountain
nests