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“Extra! Extra! Five-Year Old Saves Adult Lemur!” Such a headline would capture your attention, but the story itself with capture your heart! This true adventure reports the discovery of an escaped zoo animal on an elementary school playground, and the quick thinking of a five-year old boy who came to its rescue. How did such a rare animal—found only on islands off the coast of Africa—find its way to a San Francisco schoolyard? What circumstances led up to the lemur’s mysterious appearance? How were experts able to return him unharmed to his home? And what happened to the alert five-year old who helped with the rescue? Discover answers to these questions—and plenty of fun facts—as you learn more about this long-tailed member of the primate order.
In this issue students will:
- use context clues to select appropriate vocabulary
- spot similarities and differences in lemurs
- read “mirror” descriptions
- calculate sums to discover lemur facts
- check for understanding by answering a reporter’s questions
- locate animal stories in the news
- use the newspaper to find lemur “fact and opinion” descriptors
- write about a strange event in your life
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