K-2 Formative Tools. Authorized Permissions and Restrictions

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1 K-2 Formative Tools Snakes by Kate Riggs Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company, Mankato, MN USA Authorized Permissions and Restrictions The children s book, Snakes, is Copyrighted Material. PARCC, Inc. has entered into a licensing agreement with the publisher to allow teachers in PARCC member states to use this digital file: only in school, only in conjunction with this PARCC Performance Task, as a read aloud to children, by displaying a projected image of the digital file using an electronic projection device, until expiration of this license on July 31, Upon expiration, the file should be deleted. To request authorization for continued use, contact PARCC, Inc. or the publisher. Except as stated above, PARCC s license does not allow you to reproduce, photocopy or distribute this digital file in any way. You are responsible to store this digital file in a secure manner for your use in subsequent school years.

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4 Published by Creative Education P.O. Box 227, Mankato, Minnesota Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company TABLE OF CONTENTS Design by Ellen Huber Production by Chelsey Luther Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed in the United States of America Photographs by 123rf (Eric Chiang), Dreamstime (Amwu, Sarel Van Staden), istockphoto (Eric Isselée, Ian McDonnell, OldGreyMan, webphotographeer), National Geographic Stock (LUIS ESPIN), Shutterstock (Eric Isselée, Heiko Kiera, mikeledray, Patries, Robynrg, B. Stefanov, Arie v.d. Wolde), SuperStock (Corbis, Minden Pictures) Copyright 2014 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Riggs, Kate. Snakes / Kate Riggs. p. cm. (Seedlings) Includes index. Summary: A kindergarten-level introduction to snakes, covering their growth process, behaviors, the habitats they call home, and such defining physical features as their scaly skin. ISBN Snakes Juvenile literature. I. Title. QL666.O6R dc First Edition Hello, Snakes! 4 World of Reptiles 6 Scaly Bodies 8 Forked Tongues 10 Time to Eat! 12 Baby Snakes 15 What Do Snakes Do? 16 Goodbye, Snakes! 18 Picture a Snake 20 Words to Know 22 Read More 23 Websites 23 Index 24

5 Hello, snakes! 4 5

6 Snakes are animals called reptiles. live all around the world. They 6 7

7 that Snakes have cover their bodies. scales They do not have arms or legs. 8 9

8 Snakes can be big or little. All snakes have forked tongues

9 Snakes eat meat. Some snakes eat mice and frogs. Other snakes eat deer!

10 A baby snake comes out of an egg. Or it is born live. Baby snakes grow up by themselves

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12 Goodbye, snakes! 18 19

13 Picture a Snake eye nostril tongue fang jaws skin scales tail 20 21

14 Words to Know Read More forked: split into two parts reptiles: animals that have scales and need heat from the sun to keep warm scales: small, bony plates that cover an animal s skin Stewart, Melissa. Snakes. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, Thomson, Sarah L. Amazing Snakes! New York: HarperCollins, Websites DLTK s Snake Activities Make a snake craft. Or print out pictures to color. Snake Activities Learn more about snakes by doing puzzles and coloring booklets

15 Index bodies 8, 9 deer 12 eggs 15 food 12, 16 frogs 12 mice 12 reptiles 6 scales 8 sizes 10 sunning 16 tongues 11 24

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