Lectura

DRAW HOW THE EMPEROR PENGUINS TAKE CARE OF THEIR BABIES

(Recuadro grande en blanco para el dibujo del estudiante.)

CAMELS

Camels are fascinating creatures that live in very hot places like deserts. They're super adapted to these environments. Circle the adjectives you find.

Camels have a thick coat of hair that acts like their sunblock and helps them keep water in their bodies. They also have long legs that make them great at running in the sandy desert.

Camels can go a long time without drinking water. They can drink up to 30 gallons at once and store it in their bodies for later. Camels live in groups called herds.

Humans have been using camels for ages. We use them for rides, as a source of food, and for their milk.

There are two types of camels: one-hump camels are more common in places like the Middle East, and two-hump camels are found in Central Asia.

Camels are famous for their super-long desert treks. They can travel up to 100 miles in a single day!

Dibuja cómo los pingüinos emperador cuidan a sus crías. (Usa el recuadro superior.)

1. Recordar: la mamá pone un huevo y el papá lo incuba mientras la mamá busca comida.
2. Dibujar al papá pingüino con el huevo entre las patas y a la mamá nadando en el mar.

Encierra (circle) los adjetivos que encuentres en el texto sobre los camellos.

1. Localizar palabras descriptivas: fascinating, hot, super (adapted), thick, long, sandy, long (time), sandy, super-long.

Diagrama 1

Adaptaciones del camello al desierto

mindmap
  root((Camel adaptations))
    Thick coat of hair
      Protects from sun
      Keeps water inside
    Long legs
      Great runners on sand
    Water storage
      Up to 30 gallons
      Stores in body
    Social
      Lives in herds
    Types
      One-hump (Middle East)
      Two-hump (Central Asia)

Tablas

Glosario

• camel: Camello.
• desert: Desierto.
• thick coat of hair: Pelaje grueso.
• sunblock: Protección solar (aquí: metafórico para el pelaje).
• gallon: Galón; unidad de volumen (~3.785 L en EE.UU.).
• herd: Manada.
• hump: Joroba.
• Middle East: Medio Oriente.
• Central Asia: Asia Central.
• trek: Travesía larga, caminata.

Fuentes

• Fuente de la fotografía de los camellos.