Panda Emergency

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Orange (Levels 15-16)
Year: One
Fiction/Nonfiction: Non-fiction
Theme/Topic: Character education, Environment, Habitats, Life science
Genre: Explanation
Strategy/Skills: Making connections, Determining author's purpose
Page Count: 24
Reading Level: 15
Item Code: 200707
High Frequency Words: about, after, another, around, before, could, eat, find, first, found, into, know, left, live, many, other, people, say, such, their, through, use, where, work, would
Curriculum Codes: ACELA1453, ACELA1821, ACELY1655, ACELY1658, ACELY1659, ACELY1660, ACELA1466, ACELA1825, ACELY1669, ACELY1670

Reader Description

There are only around 1600 pandas left in the wild. People have cut down much of the bamboo that pandas like to eat. Now the species is endangered. Read about how scientists and the World Wildlife Fund are working to save the panda from extinction.

After you have completed the Reader

Scientists are helping to protect pandas. Make a poster called "Protect Pandas". Using the book, write about three problems that pandas face. Explain how people are helping to solve these problems. Share your poster with your family.

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