Summary
George travels to the freezing Arctic and meets animals built for the cold. He learns that where an animal lives is closely tied to what it needs to survive.
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Discussion questions
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Living things live in places that give them what they need. Arctic animals have thick fur or fat and find food that belongs to that cold world.
- What did the Arctic animals have that helped them survive the cold?
- Why couldn't a jungle animal live in the Arctic?
- What does an animal get from the place it lives?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: Arctic, survive, habitat, adapt.
Try it: Pick an Arctic animal. Draw one body part that helps it live in the cold and label what it does.