Desert A nimals Level: E DRA: 8 Science Strategy: Infer/Predict Word Count: 171 1.3.14 Build Vocabulary HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books by Kaitlyn Robinson 1431826 H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN Desert A nimals by Kaitlyn Robinson PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Cover © David Gralian/Alamy; 1 © Anthony Mercieca/SuperStock; 2-3 © Digital Vision/ Alamy; 4 (t) © SuperStock/Alamy, (b) © Jonathan Blair/Corbis; 5 © Photodisc/Alamy; 6 © Anthony Mercieca/ SuperStock; 7 © 2006 Hemera Technologies/Jupiter Images; 8 © Jonathan Blair/Corbis; 9 © David Gralian/Alamy; 10 © John Mitchell/Photo Researchers, Inc. Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers, Attn: Permissions, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777. Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-42710-2 ISBN-10: 0-547-42710-7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0940 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited. Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format. A desert is very hot and dry. It is hard to find food and water in the desert. It is hard to stay cool. 2 Some animals can’t live in the desert. They can’t find food or water. They can’t stay cool. 3 fox rabbit Some animals know how to live in the desert. It is their home. 4 The sun is hot in