Shira Evans - National Geographic Readers: Peek, Otter

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Vocabulary Tree

ANIMALS

RIVER OTTERS

WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE

strong tail

webbed feet

WHAT THEY DO

peek

run

jump

eat

swim

flip

teach

call

sleep

Peek, otter!

Run to the river.

Jump!

Whats in the river?

Fish

and crabs.

Eat!

An otter has a strong tail.

It has webbed feet.

Swim! Flip!

This otter teaches its baby
to find food.

This otter calls out to its baby.
Where is it?

Here it is!

Its been a busy day.

Sleep, otter!

YOUR TURN!

Otters teach their babies new things.
Adults teach kids new things, too.
What are these kids learning?

The answers are on the next page.

The publisher gratefully acknowledges the
expert literacy review of this book by Susan B.
Neuman, Ph.D., professor of early childhood and
literacy education, New York University.

Copyright 2016 National Geographic Partners, LLC

Published by National Geographic Partners, LLC,
Washington, D.C. 20036. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without written
permission of the publisher is prohibited.

Designed by Sanjida Rashid

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Evans, Shira, author. | National Geographic
Society (U.S.)
Title: Peek, otter / by Shira Evans.
Description: Washington, DC : National Geographic
Partners, [2016] | Series:
National geographic readers | Audience: Ages 2-5.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016005542| ISBN 9781426324369
(pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN
9781426324376 (library binding : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Otters--Juvenile literature.