Turtle! Tortoise! A Reading A Z Shared Reading Book Word Count: 150

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1 A Reading A Z Shared Reading Book Word Count: 150 Home Connection: L-blends Your reader is learning to recognize words that begin with the L-blends cl and fl, as in the words claw and flat. As you read the book together, find words that have these beginning blends on pages 4, 7, 8, and 14. Then think of and write down two other words that start with each blend. Your reader will share their words with the class. Visit for thousands of books and materials. Written by Lee Anne Martin

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3 Can you tell? Which one are you inside that shell? Turtle A turtle s shell can be flat and smooth. Some turtle shells are as hard as rock. Some can bend, like leather. Turtles and tortoises belong to the same animal family. Turtle Shared Reading 3 4

4 A tortoise s shell can be thick and hard. It can be tall and Can you tell? Which one are you inside that shell? rounded. Turtles and tortoises don t have teeth. They have beaks. Shared Reading 5 6

5 Turtles have webbed toes or flippers for swimming. They have long claws for digging. s have strong legs. Their claws are short, and their feet are stumpy. s Turtles Shared Reading 7 8

6 Many tortoises and turtles can pull their legs into their shells. But some turtles cannot do this. Can you tell? Which one are you inside that shell? Turtles and tortoises can feel through their shells. It s the same feeling you get when someone taps on your fingernail. Tap! Tap! Shared Reading 9 s 10 Turtles and tortoises cannot take off their shells. When they grow, their shells grow too.

7 s live on dry land. They cannot swim. Turtles can swim. They live near water. They can live near ponds, lakes, or the sea. Galapagos tortoise Leatherback sea turtle The largest tortoise is the Galapagos tortoise. It is about 5 feet long and weighs about 500 pounds. The smallest tortoise is the Speckled Cape padloper. It grows to less than 3 inches long. Shared Reading The largest turtle is the Leatherback sea turtle. It can be up to 6 feet long and weigh 2,000 pounds. The smallest turtle is the Bog turtle. It s about 4 inches long.

8 Turtle or? This chart shows some ways that turtles and tortoises are alike and different. Now we can tell which one you are inside that shell. Characteristics Turtles and tortoises have been on Earth since the time of the dinosaurs. Animal type reptile reptile Live where? near or in water dry land Legs, feet, and toes long claws, webbed toes or flippers strong legs, short claws, hard, stumpy feet lighter, hard or like leather, flatter shape heavier, hard, tall, often rounded shape Shell 13 Turtle Shared Reading 14