1. Animal Habitat ABCs By Amy, Josh, Keisha, and Ahmad

2. A A ntelopes live in grassy lands where their color blends in. They eat the grasses, too. What other animals live in grass lands?

3. B B ees live where there is lots of nectar so they can make honey. Their colors blend in with the flowers so they are safe from birds and other predators. Are bees prey or predators?

4. C C aterpillars live on plants where their coloring matches. They build cocoons there so they can change to butterflies. What other animals change into something else?

5. D D og habitats are with people. They need people to feed them. Some wild dogs live where they can catch things to eat. What would they eat?

6. E E agles live where they can find fish and small animals to eat. They can fly very far, so their home is a very big area near water. They build their nests in trees and come back to the same place every year. What other animals return to the same place?

7. F F orests are a habitat for many animals, especially squirrels. Squirrels eat the acorns from the trees and make nests in the trees of the forest. Could a squirrel live without trees?

8. G G rasshoppers live in green grassy places. They eat the grass and leaves and hide in it because they are the same color. They can hop from leaf to leaf. What predator eats grasshoppers?

9. H H ome is where the food is. Animal habitats have the food they need, like the dark places where spiders build their webs so insects do not see them and get stuck. Why don’t spiders get stuck?

10. I I ce is a very cold habitat, but some animals live on and under ice: seals, polar bears. Polar bears need ice to get across water to where they can find food. Can they swim?

11. Letters J-Z This is a shortened sample. In a real project, there would be pages for the rest of the alphabet.

12. Credits All pictures in this book came from the Microsoft Online Clip Gallery at http://office.microsoft.com/en- us/clipart/default.aspx