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3) Baby Animals
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Baby animals have special names. A baby goat is a kid, and a baby frog is a tadpole. What is a baby horse called? Do you know the name for a baby bear?
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Have you ever seen a dangerous flood? When a lot of rain falls, the water goes into rivers. If the rain doesn't stop, the rivers get too full. Then the water goes over the banks and floods the land. That is dangerous for people and animals. Often they need help and have to be rescued.
7) Big Animals
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Do you know some very big animals? Are they bigger than you? Which animal is the biggest?
12) Little Animals
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We know about some very big animals in the world. But, which animals are little? Can you name some small animals? Have you seen some little animals?
13) Who Has Claws?
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People don't have claws. We have fingernails and toenails. What are claws like? Which animals have claws? What do they use their claws for?
14) Animal Homes
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Animals make their homes in all sorts of different places. Some live in water, and others live under the ground. Some animals' homes are in cold places, but others live in hot spots. Which animals make burrows or webs?
15) One Quiet Night
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Why are our houses very quiet at nighttime? Do you ever wake up in the night? What wakes you up? Who do you think might often be awake in the night? Who else? Why?
16) Whale Rescue
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Sometimes whales seem to forget that they need to stay in deep water. Whales are much too big to swim in shallow water. If they come too close to the beach they get stuck. Kind people try to push them away from the shore, but they have to wait for the tide to come in to make the water deep enough.
17) Super Spiders
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Many people think that spiders are insects. But spiders are different to insects. Their bodies have two main parts, not three. They have eight legs, not six. What else do you know about spiders?
19) Bugs and Beetles
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What are bugs and beetles? They are many kinds of insects or spiders. They are small animals. Some bugs can bite and others can sting. Lots of bugs can fly, and others crawl or hop or swim. Most bugs come out in the daytime, but some are seen at night.
20) Bird Life
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Birds are different from other animals. What makes them different? Do you wish you could fly?
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