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1 My Wetland Book on Kng Snnkp$., VYritten by Fse vr

2 Hello fellow students. My name is Eae"yr and f'm a 5'h grade student at an elementaly school in Watsonville. I'm in a special class where we are learning about wetlsnds and I'd like to share with you about what wetlands are, how important they are, and an animal of particular interest to lll : S*.t..ri*qqr,rl:( -.

3 About r?r... But before I start my book, I'd like to share with you about some of my favorite things. Okay, now I'm ready to write about what wetlands are and facts about one of my favorite animalso

4 First, wetlands are essentially a very unique ecosystem in that the land is always, or at least most of time, wet- hence the name, wetlonds. This ecosystem has special characteristics such as: -r.r, ^tr

5 Second, \Me are yery fortunate to literally have wetlands as part of our community. They serve many important purpcses, such as: rlnltf c\e{\\. Beto t o

6 Third, there is a particular animal of interest to me, namely the hi,,r. sno\<+ this animal blcau c. I chose 6

7 In the following paragraphsn I will briefly discuss what I researched about my animal of interest, the Vir;q *n*v,a.. I will cover the following:. mon name, scientific name, physical characteristics, behavior, if the animal camouflages, adaptations, range, migratory, population, status, reproduction, habitat, prey, predators, where animal fits in food web, and whether the Ohlone Indians used the animal for food, clothingr or other purposes. I hope you enjoy the book!

8 Ctassilicution The firrrl $nr isr becaus. im as a 't4 :t*, \* is a {errbro*t backbone. rt is classified bgcausg *i :. a is r,ffsrq vv L,'c ^ da qn$$ Names The ki The common nafre is has two names. and the scientijic nilme is,.t", *,: *? *., :'',; t,:,,r',js In science, the scientiftc iame is the genus and species of the animal or plant.

9 Physicol charucteristics... my animal looks like... My anirnal " Camouflage...does my finimal blend into its environment? After reading about my animal, f reahze that 9

10 Adaptations My'animal is unique beeause q1 rt cflt1 Aruimal behavior The way f would describe the behavior of my animal is : ''l ibr,l"ia: i{e I air,,*rfl id r,t &r t \do.'.rpa *ta ynlrn r c flt a\ro c n. A o\q',is \, Arnd " 10

11 Ronge The "n'i,,,.rif,firt{ isfound j", +lx ; r I r r '. '.- - r "!l \..i' i\n,\*rl, 5*o.\t5,, \,n T'r,-t, i.tt.l *r -i 11'r'$,r,+,r;r$ *:'.',i. i-irr,'- nt \]it:;.ri n, Migratory...does it travelfrom one location to snother daring sefisons? The example, migrate. For 1l

12 Population The population of my animal is unhtfvjft Ststus The status of the tells me whether it is endangered, thleatened, or stable. What I found out is that the \o a a.q.c'..\tq* rs \\se-ry..\ E.t' $ I find this interesting becaus8 1o'r *nr,,\ c\ \\r."q1vr \\r {,*nr,.u,d rl u'r".= :\ct\4- c).nt\ \r$ ( r s,\ \ern: \o.pn t-e-c I *h.t fn * bui* th*te nt* nn \n,,.n br?rr\ert i\!*ri. t2

13 Reproduction The reproduction of the nir,g Er a,r*,? kn *l q.: p, r. si i\. tu=;: \\orr, unbst \,rn,r*q 1" is Habitgt...home The'nli,r: Er:er,qq,\t habitat is.- t.j i'.,:,t t.r \ *f,* l*,.i*{r,\.',n'nr}: * ^# :'iil1f,:1il::rlil,.flt4 i:"i, L3 #..'! 'f:.: #e

14 Prey and predator...(to eot and to be eoten) The prey my animal eats arei '.+e(rh(a.+(" tgs i,i-acrt sl:,,.,fr.,j - -rt 'i\r':. irlr,trt-. rr,]r'.i,.fnn,l vya{*,firo lits "Ati1, p*hpf c Lrli.-?citnct,ts qna\qes.. The predators that eat me are: huuj r{r, 0u: iq, C?'i*li{-G,e }? OStilrT,':r, r.i,o\,"'r il,ii'n":, t4

15 Food web. The My animal is a i.-,;rni\jn{e, following picture demonstrates where my animal fits in the food web. '/')i" /./ -'- h*u'*u rn ice 15

16 Ohlone fruditns I'm curious to see if the Ohlone Indians used the htnqsn$.\,e in anyway, for example, for food, clothing: or for other purposes. \Mhat I discovgrgd t, rat *hab n{ hec qtsrar r r,-or rr g, T {a und *hat \\*. nh\o'^-r. i *r1",*r,g il\h- n0\ rr:{, tt\l kinqtqr$,hq \r' rn1 urer\ " 16

17 References (web-sites) uj\, tr.klnq*no'fre f arh tos t'ti&$ " e $fr.j 'J\t)\ro!soc\Lo\o{3 o t *i\\ & \i{e "uo{t \l,lui\r, ip"in\toliq'dn\ s6o\n\e t "ton\ to n t\r, {r,\ rrr$g '.rra\q s { uqet t t7

18 Thank you fsr reading my bock. I hcpe ysu enjoyed it *md learxred a Est ahsut the kinn a.nnl+. Please feel free to* c$mftremf abcwt rny b*ck and alsc, test ysur k*cwledge hy answ*ring the fsltrowing qaesii*ns belcw. t l*ak forw*rd c he*ring frcm ysu. Comments for me: Questicns for you: {Carc yfifi ffftsw r thesff...} l, \*h* Aoe: sfi-{,.d.n\mnlt, qrqe.l onl,, - 2. i'r\h.q rg h* ps Sr,1 ao;r'iqu\. i,l,rqj. 3. rs _to