Level: L DRA: 24 Genre: Informational Text Strategy: Monitor/Clarify Skill: Compare and Contrast Word Count: 420 by Philip Mayer 1.3.15 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books ISBN-13:978-0-547-02712-8 ISBN-10:0-547-02712-5 1032742 H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN 1_027128_AL_LRSE_CVR_L15_EAGLE.indd 1 5/17/10 5:48:30 PM by Philip Mayer PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Cover © Leo Keeler/Alamy; 1 © Stockbyte; 2 © Jupiter Images; 3 © Stockbyte; 4 © John Schwieder/Alamy; 5 © Corbis; 6 © Creatas; 7 © Joe Manfredini; 8 © Leo Keeler/Alamy; 9 © PureStock; 10 © PhotoDisc 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: 978-0-547-02712-8 ISBN-10: 0-547-02712-5 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 big, strong bird flies high in the sky. It is a bald eagle. People like to watch this beautiful bird. The bald eagle is not really bald. It has white feathers on its tail and head. The feathers on the rest of its body are brown. 2 Made to Fly A bald eagle weighs between 6 and 14 pounds. A bald eagle’s bones are hollow, or empty inside.