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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.

After you have completed the Reader

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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