Clever Animals Level: J DRA: 18 Science Strategy: Visualize Word Count: 332 2.5.24 Build Vocabulary by Dolly Finn HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 1387943 H O UG H T O N MIF F L IN H ARCO URT Clever Animals by Dolly Finn PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Cover: PhotoDisc, Inc.; Title Page: PhotoDisc, Inc.; 2 (b) PhotoDisc, Inc.; 8 (inset) © Marty Snyderman/Corbis; 8-9: (b) © Marty Snyderman/Corbis; 10 (b) © Corbis. All other photos © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers 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-10: 0-547-25267-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-547-25267-4 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. 2_252674RTXE_VR5_4BL_CleverAnima1 1 2/6/09 9:06:13 AM Some animals have clever ways to protect themselves. Most hermit crabs live in the sea. They find hard empty shells to protect their soft bodies. Hermit crabs find shells that are just the right size. 2 2_252674RTXE_VR5_4BL_CleverAnima2 2 2/5/09 5:26:14 PM Some ants have a clever way to get food. They take care of tiny bugs called aphids. Those bugs make something