1. Life
in the
Forest
by Claire Daniel

2. We can find life all around the forest.
It is a busy place!

3. The sun helped these leaves grow wide and flat.

4. Sun shines on the leaves and help them grow
Sun shines on the leaves and help them grow. Many bugs like eating leaves Yum, Yum! The bugs eat and eat.

5. A woodpecker sits on a branch. Peck. Peck. Peck
A woodpecker sits on a branch. Peck! Peck! Peck! The woodpecker pecks for bugs.

6. These holes tell us that a woodpecker has pecked on this tree.

7. wet
This huge log is soft and damp Water has made the log rot Small bugs made a home in the log.

8. This bird hops on the log and pecks at it. Yum, yum
This bird hops on the log and pecks at it. Yum, yum! It gets bugs from the log.

9. Nuts grow on trees and then fall all around
Nuts grow on trees and then fall all around. Squirrels find the nuts and eat them.

10. A fox is cute, but it likes to catch small animals like squirrels.

11. a little worm
The black bear eats leaves, grass, and nuts. It likes grubs too Grubs are small bugs under rocks and logs.

12. A hummingbird uses its bill to get food from plants.

13. Many plants have shapes like tubes
Many plants have shapes like tubes Small hummingbirds like to sip food and water from these plants.

14. Hummingbirds can catch bugs for food too.
synonym
capture
Hummingbirds can catch bugs for food too.

15. The forest is filled with life. Many animals and plants call it home
The forest is filled with life. Many animals and plants call it home. It is a busy place!

16. Author
Claire
Daniel

17. Setting
forest

18. Expository Non-Fiction Tells facts about a real place
Genre
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Expository Non-Fiction
Tells facts about a real place