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First published in 2006 by Red Rocket Readers, an imprint of Flying Start Books Ltd. Reprinted 2007, 2008, 2013, 2019.

13/45 Karepiro Drive, Auckland 0932, New Zealand.

story Maria Gill

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Printed in New Zealand

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Word Count = 335

Why do animals need to camouage themselves?

Camouage is a way of hiding by blending into the background.

Many animals use camouage so that they wont be caught by

their enemies. Other animals use camouage to hide from animals

they are trying to catch. Which animals do you know that use

clever camouage?

Use Teacher Talk to stimulate discussion of topic.

Develop research skills based on this topic.

Use Table of Contents to locate specific information.

Refer to Glossary to clarify basic concepts.

Notice homophones: their/there

Focus on use of adjectives to add meaning to text.

Identify antonyms: dark/light above/below

Notice irregular plural es : foxes branches

Understand use of apostrophe to show possession.

Promote drama, writing or art as follow-up activities.

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Clever Camouflage

written by Maria Gill

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Matching colour 2

Changing colour 4

Seasons 6

Stripes 8

Spots 10

Two colours 12

Shape 14

Camouflage 16

Some animals use one colour to hide

against the backgrounds they live in .

A snakes green or brown scales are

the same colour as plants .

A lions fur is the same colour as

long grass . A beetles shell is the

same colour as the earth . Parrots

have feathers that match the

leaves on the trees .

Some animals change colour to

match different backgrounds .

An octopus can change its

colour whenever it moves .

It is a light colour when it is

on the sand in the sea .

It changes to a darker colour

when it moves onto the rocks .

Some animals change colour

when the seasons change .

Arctic foxes change their

coats twice a year .

In summer , their coats are

dark , like the brown earth .

In winter , their coats are

white to match the snow .

Some animals use stripe patterns

to look like their backgrounds .

Zebras wavy lines look just like

wavy grass .

The zebras ' enemy , the lion ,

is colour - blind . When zebras

stand together , they look like

one large , striped pattern .

Some animals use spot patterns to hide

against the backgrounds they live in .

Leopards use spots to blend into the

shady spots under a tree .

A butterfly fish has a large spot

on the end of its tail that looks

like an eye . This makes it look

bigger to trick its enemies .

Some animals use two colours to blend

into their backgrounds .

The light colour blends into the sunlight .

The dark colour blends into the darker

backgrounds .

Hungry sharks use two colours so

that fish cant see them from above

or from below .

Some animals use their body shapes

to hide . Stick insects use their long ,

thin shapes to look like small sticks .

Some birds can look like branches

on a tree . A flatfish can lie flat

under the sand . A crocodile can

look just like a log .

Some animals hide from the animals

that they want to catch .

Some hide from their enemies that

are trying to catch them .

They all use clever camouflage .

background the place behind something

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