2. The 3 Little PigsThe 3 Little Javelinas Main Characters Villain Setting Building Materials Word Bank FarmSticksWolfCountry BricksCactusAdobeJavelinas CoyoteStrawTumbleweedsDesert Pigs

3.  Click on the following links to learn more about these 2 animals:  Coyotes: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/ creaturefeature/coyote/ http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/  Javelinas: http://www.nps.gov/bibe/naturescience/javelina.htm

4.  Which of the following words rhyme? Rhyming Word Practice SpoilNoiseRoyalHoist LoyalMoistPoiseFoil

5.  We drove through the hot, dry desert.  That hairy-looking animal is called a javelina.  A bird rested on the sharp spines of the cactus.  A coyote howled loudly at the moon.  Those small desert bushes are called tumbleweeds.  The adobe bricks kept our home cool in the summer.

6.  Coyote- a wolflike mammal  Javelina- a pig-like mammal  Desert- a place that is covered with sand, a very dry habitat

7.  Cactus- a desert plant, usually leafless and spiny  Tumbleweed- a plant that breaks away from its roots and is driven about by the wind  Adobe- a clay used to make bricks

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