Scott Foresman Science 1.2
Genre Comprehension Skill Text Features Science Content
Nonfi ction Picture Clues • Labels
• Glossary
Habitats
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Scott Foresman Science 1.2
Genre Comprehension Skill Text Features Science Content
Nonfi ction Picture Clues • Labels
• Glossary
Habitats
ISBN 0-328-13737-5
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1. What is a habitat?
2. What are three ways to
describe oceans?
3.

Plants and
animals have ways to live in
their habitats. Write to explain
some ways grassland plants and
animals live there. Use words
from the book as you write.
4.

Picture Clues Look at the
pictures on pages 4–5. What do

they tell you about the forest
at different times of the year?
What did you learn?
Vocabulary
desert
forest
habitat
ocean
wetland
Picture Credits
Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material.
The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.
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13 Tom Bean/Corbis; 15 (TL, C) Digital Vision, (TR) Getty Images.
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ISBN: 0-328-13737-5
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by Mary Katherine Tate
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A habitat has air. A habitat has food.
A habitat has water. A habitat has shelter

for some animals and plants.
There are different kinds of habitats.
Some habitats are on land. Some habitats
are in water.
Habitats
All plants and animals need
a place to live. A habitat is a place
where plants and animals live.
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Forest
Grassland
Ocean
Desert
Wetland
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Forests Change
A habitat can change. Habitats can be
different at different times of the year.
Forest plants get a lot of sunlight in
the summer. They get less light in the winter.
Forests
A forest is a land habitat. A forest
has lots of trees. Forests have what
some plants and animals need.
Forest in summer Forest in winter
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Wetlands Change
Wetlands are different at different

times of the year too. Wetlands get a lot
of rain in the summer. They get less rain
in the winter.
Wetlands
A wetland habitat is covered with water.
Wetlands have what some plants and animals
need.
Wetland in summer Wetland in winter
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Deserts
A desert is a land habitat. It is very dry.
It gets very little rain. Deserts have what
some plants and animals need.
Oceans
An ocean is a water habitat. It has
salt water. It is big and deep. Oceans have
what some plants and animals need.
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Living in Habitats
Plants and animals in habitats have ways
to live. Animals in deserts do not need much
water. Living things in deserts have ways to live
in sandy, dry places. Some desert rats can live
a long time with no water. They can get water
from seeds. Some plants can grow in sand.
Grasslands
A grassland is a land habitat. There are
grasslands all over the world. Grasslands

have what some plants and animals need.
One kind of grassland is a prairie. A prairie
has tall grasses and other plants.
Kangaroo rat
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Living in a Grassland
Grasslands are big and open. They do not
have much shelter for big animals. Some animals
do not need it.
Some prairie animals stay in large groups.
This helps them stay safe.
Grasslands Change
Grasslands can be different at different times
of the year.
Prairies can be hot in the summer. They can
be cold in the winter.
Grassland in summer
Grassland in winter Bison
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There are many different habitats.
Different plants and animals live in
different habitats. Habitats have what
some plants and animals need.
Some grasses in grasslands can
take lots of water from the ground.
They can get the water they need
when it is dry.
Different Places

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desert a dry habitat
forest a habitat with many plants
and trees
habitat a place where plants and animals live
ocean a saltwater habitat
wetland a habitat that is covered with water
Glossary
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1. What is a habitat?
2. What are three ways to
describe oceans?
3.

Plants and
animals have ways to live in
their habitats. Write to explain
some ways grassland plants and
animals live there. Use words
from the book as you write.
4.

Picture Clues Look at the
pictures on pages 4–5. What do
they tell you about the forest
at different times of the year?
What did you learn?
Vocabulary
desert
forest

habitat
ocean
wetland
Picture Credits
Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material.
The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.
Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), Background (Bkgd).
Opener: (T) Digital Vision; 2 (TR, BL) Getty Images, (CL, CR) Digital Vision; 3 (CR) Mike Hill/Alamy Images;
5 Getty Images; 8 (Bkgd) Digital Vision; 10 (CR) Mike Hill/Alamy Images; 11 Getty Images; 12 (T, C) Getty Images;
13 Tom Bean/Corbis; 15 (TL, C) Digital Vision, (TR) Getty Images.
Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the copyright © of Dorling Kindersley, a division of Pearson.
ISBN: 0-328-13737-5
Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America.
This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any
prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to
Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.
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