Maya Myers - National Geographic Readers: Llamas (L1)

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Sincerely,

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Professor of Reading Education
University of Maryland, College Park

To Mom and Dad, who always fed my curiosity.
M. M.

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medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine
at Washington State University, and the literacy
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professor of reading education, University of
Maryland, College Park.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication
Data
Names: Myers, Maya, author. | National
Geographic Society (U.S.)
Title: Llamas / by Maya Myers.
Description: Washington, DC : National
Geographic Kids, [2020] | Series: National
Geographic readers | Audience: Age 4-6.
| Audience: K to Grade 3. | Identifiers: LCCN
2019007714 (print) | LCCN 2019008447
(ebook) | ISBN 9781426337284 (e-book)
| ISBN 9781426337253 (paperback) | ISBN
9781426337260 (hardcover)
Subjects: LCSH: Llamas--Juvenile literature.
Classification: LCC QL737.U54 (ebook) |
LCC QL737.U54 M94 2020 (print) | DDC
599.63/67-- dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/
2019007714

National Geographic supports K12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.
Visit natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

Why are these llamas in the
mountains? This is where they live!
Llamas come from the
Andes (AN- deez)
Mountains.

What kind of car
does a llama drive?

A llamasine.

Llamas are made for mountain life.
Their thick hair keeps them warm.
Their long necks sway to help
them balance on steep trails.

Which side of a llama
is the hairiest?

The outside.

large herd

Llamas live in family groups called
herds. Herds can be large or small.

small herd

HERD: A group of animals

The llamas in the herd
take care of one another.