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A House IN T HE SKY

Steve Jenkins

Illustrated by Robbin Gourley

AND OTHER UNCOMMON ANIMAL HOMES

Text copyright 2018 by Steve Jenkins

Illustrations copyright 2018 by Robbin Gourley

All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Charlesbridge

and colophon are registered trademarks of Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.

Published by Charlesbridge

85 Main Street

Watertown, MA 02472

(617) 926-0329

www.charlesbridge.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Jenkins, Steve, 1952 author. | Gourley, Robbin, illustrator.

Title: A house in the sky/Steve Jenkins; illustrated by Robbin Gourley.

Description: Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, [2018]

Identifiers: LCCN 2016053960 (print) | LCCN 2017005155 (ebook) | ISBN 9781580897808 (reinforced for library use) |

ISBN 9781632896032 (ebook) | ISBN 9781632896049 (ebook pdf)

Subjects: LCSH: Animals HabitationsJuvenile literature. | Animal behaviorJuvenile literature.

Classification: LCC QL756.J46 2018 (print) | LCC QL756 (ebook) | DDC 591.56/4dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016053960

Printed in China

(hc) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Illustrations done in watercolor

Display type set in Canvas 3D

Text type set in P22 Mayflower and Grenadine

Color separations by Colourscan Print Co Pte Ltd, Singapore

Printed by 1010 Printing International Limited in Huizhou, Guangdong, China

Production supervision by Brian G. Walker

Designed by Susan Mallory Sherman

For RobbinS. J.

For Hannah, Luke, and Jeffthe best co-inhabitantsand to all the critters

who dwelled with us: dog, cats, frog, hamsters, rabbits, and fishR. G.

ISBN: 978-1-6845-2073-2 (ebook)

Synchred Read-Along Version by:

Triangle Interactive LLC

PO Box 573

Prior Lake, MN 55372

ANIMALS , like

people , often need a

cozy place to sleep , a

hid ea way for escaping

danger , or a safe place

to raise a family .

They need a house .

Here is a house in the treetops .

The tree-kangaroo spends most of its life high

above the forest floor , and even sleeps curled up

in the branches of a tree .

A house can be under the ground ...

A badger excavates its burrow with

powerful claws . It makes a new den

often , and it may sleep in a different

home every night .

... or suspended above it .

The reed warbler hangs its nest

from reeds or grass , keeping it safe

from danger .

Some houses are made of bubbles ...

A Siamese fighting fish takes a gulp of air and

then blows it back out . It does this over and over

again , creating a floating nest made of bubbles

to protect its babies .

... and others are made of clay .

A pair of red ovenbirds constructs a nest of

mud and plant fibers . The finished shelter

looks like an old-fashioned bakers oven ,

and keeps the birds and their chicks snug

and warm .

This house is made of sticks.

A beaver family works to fashion a lodge from

sticks and mud . When finished , the house has

an underwater entrance and a cozy chamber

thats high and dry .

And this house is made of stone .

With its tough teeth , the rock-boring urchin

chews into solid rock or coral . The urchin may

spend its entire life safe in the pit it has gnawed

into the seafloor .

Here is a house in a hole .

When a burrowing owl finds an abandoned

prairie dog den , it moves right in .

Here is a house in a shell .

Wherever it goes , the box turtle takes its house

along . If danger threatens , the turtle pulls its

head , legs , and tail inside its shell , then clamps

the shell closed .

Look up a house in the sky !

The common swift spends months at a

time in the air , never touching down . It

eats , drinks , and sleeps on the wing .

A house can be found ...

Empty coconut shells make a handy

shelter for a veined octopus . If danger

threatens , the octopus pulls two shell

halves together , hiding within its

portable home .

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