Deserts

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Blue (Levels 9-11)
Year: One
Fiction/Nonfiction: Non-fiction
Theme/Topic: Changing earth, Earth science, Environment
Page Count: 8
Reading Level: 9-11
Item Code: 300317
Sounds: Phase 4 blends revision
Phonics Phase: Phase 4 Science: Blends – st, nd, mp, nt, nk, ft, sk, lt, lp, lf, lk, pt, xt, tr, dr, gr, cr, br, fr, bl, fl, gl, pl, cl, sl, sp, sw, tw, sm, pr, sc, sn, nch, scr, shr, spr, str, thr
Tricky Words: they, little, water, the, their, like, are, Gobi, Mongolia
Curriculum Codes: ACELY1659, ACELA1821, ACELA1822, ACELA1455, ACELA1778, ACELA1459, ACELA1458, ACELA1457, ACELA1449, ACELA1450

Reader Description

What makes a desert a desert? Learn about what defines the desert biome, through this exciting, vibrant and informative Earth Science title.

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The Earth Science topic in this story focuses on the desert environment. Draw a picture a desert landscape and include animals and plants that might live there. Label the picture using words from the story text to describe what you have drawn.

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