Birds Genre Passage PDF

Genre: Expository Text Name As you read the passage, notice how the author uses the features of expository text. The Birds 6 Why do some birds have bright 12 feathers? Why do ducks have webbed 18 feet? These are features, or adaptat...

Genre: Expository Text Name As you read the passage, notice how the author uses the features of expository text. The Birds 6 Why do some birds have bright 12 feathers? Why do ducks have webbed 18 feet? These are features, or adaptations, 23 that help birds to survive. 25 The Web 32 Many birds that live by water have Comstock/PunchStock 39 webbed feet. Their feet are like the 47 paddles on a boat and help the birds 48 move. The spoonbill uses its beak to trap small fish and insects. 50 Big Mouth 66 The spoonbill is a bird that also lives by water. It has a beak that is Copyright © McGraw Hill. Permission is granted to reproduce for classroom use. 79 shaped like a spoon to stir water and trap small fish and insects. 83 Light As a Feather 94 Penguins are an unusual bird because they do not fly. Penguins 103 swim! Without their warm and waterproof feathers, penguins would 109 be cold in the freezing water. E1 Genre Passages Grade 4 Unit 2 Weeks 1 and 2  Genre: Expository Text Name True Colors It is common to see birds with bright colors. Colors help birds stand out. It is important for some birds to be seen easily. Look at the photograph of the toucan. Its beak has many bright colors. The colors help the toucan to attract a mate. Some birds do not want to be seen! The potoo has dull colors that look like tree bark. This helps the potoo avoid attention. Voices Carry Birds make many calls to talk to each other. It is common to hear birds sing and make noise. One bird, the killdeer, has a special call Ingram Publishing/SuperStock to protect its nest. The killdeer builds its nest on the ground. This is not safe. It is easy for predators, like coyotes or raccoons, to find The toucan’s beak can be many colors. the eggs. If a predator is close, Copyright © McGraw Hill. Permission is granted to reproduce for classroom use. the killdeer gives a loud call and hops away from the nest. When the predator moves closer, the bird flies to safety. It can then return to its nest. The club-winged manakin has a special way to make noise. It moves its feathers back and forth over one another. This makes a humming sound. It sounds like the music of a violin. Special ways to move, eat, or talk are all adaptations that help birds to survive. Genre Passages Grade 4 Unit 2 Weeks 1 and 2 E2