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Penguin Chick. By: Betty Tatham Genre: Expository Nonfiction Author’s Purpose: Inform. HFWs – Reading Vocabulary cuddles flippers frozen hatch pecks preen snuggles. cuddles lies close and comfortable; curls up. flippers broad, flat body parts used for swimming by seals and penguins.
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Penguin Chick By: Betty Tatham Genre: Expository Nonfiction Author’s Purpose: Inform
HFWs – Reading Vocabulary • cuddles • flippers • frozen • hatch • pecks • preen • snuggles
flippersbroad, flat body parts used for swimming by seals and penguins also:
preen To smooth or arrange feathers with a beak
snuggles Lies close and comfortably together; cuddles
I watched the blue bird _______ his feathers neatly. preen The baby cub _______ closely to its mother to stay warm. snuggles
frozen A large chunk of _______ ice breaks off of the iceberg. All birds _______ from eggs. hatch The seal uses it ______ to help it swim. flippers
peck A birds uses its beak to _______ through the egg when it is born. The kitten ________ close to its mother and falls asleep. snuggles
Think and Respond • What continent are the penguins on? • Where does the father penguin keep the egg? • How does the mother penguin move around? • Why do the father penguins stay close in a huddle? (huddle=group=crowd)
How do penguins “talk” to each other? • Where does the father go? • What is a group of chicks called? • 8. What do webbed feet help a penguin do?