Written and Illustrated by Mrs. Frazier/Ms. Yensan s Kindergarten Class

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1 Written and Illustrated by Mrs. Frazier/Ms. Yensan s Kindergarten Class Stony Point Elementary School November 2007

2 We dedicate this book to our TEACHERS: Mrs. Frazier, because she helped us with the words and the research, and because she is really nice. Ms. Yensan, because she helped us find books and leaves, and helped us write the sentences, and because she gave us hugs. Mrs. Lam, because she drew lines for us to write on, and highlighted words we didn t know, and helped us learn facts about our animals. Ms. Mary Lou, because she helped us make the leaf animals, and if we got stuck she helped us find the right leaf. and OURSELVES, because We thought of the whole idea! We worked really hard, and we shared our books with each other, and we are proud of ourselves! Our teachers are proud of us to!

3 The Process One day, we read a book called Look What I Did With a Leaf. We liked it so much that we wanted to make our own leaf book. So Ms. Mary Lou came in and talked to us about all kinds of creatures, and we made a big list. Then we each chose an animal that we wanted to make. First we sketched our animals with pencils, and then we went for a long walk outside and collected lots of different kinds of leaves. The leaves had to get pressed, so while we waited for them to be ready, we did research about our animals. We wrote things we learned about our animals, and we looked for words we didn t know yet, and then we learned them. All that writing was hard, but we are smart! After we wrote all that stuff down, we got to go to the art studio and make our animals out of leaves. It was really fun! Then we looked at our pictures and made a sentence about it. We used describing words to tell why we like the way our animals look, and we also used words from our research that we learned. Our teachers hung up our pictures in the hall, and we got to make a big book out of it! We are so proud of our book, because it is really good!

4 Bottle-Nose Dolphin by Jocelyn Cox The cool-shaped, bottle-nose dolphin jumps through the water and breathes air.

5 African Gray Parrot by Amanda Wuensch The colorful African gray parrot is the best talker of all the birds.

6 Robin by Drew Barrett The orange and red robin likes to eat worms and lays blue eggs.

7 Hedgehog by Ava Procter The spikey hedgehog curls up into a ball to protect itself.

8 Great White Shark by Luke Peloquin The sharp-toothed great white shark has 3,000 teeth, but it doesn t chew its food.

9 Peacock by Casey Beckett The colorful peacock has beautiful feathers.

10 Coyote by Marieke Leliveld The pointy-headed coyote regurgitates its food to feed its young.

11 Lobster by Sebastian Beretz The sharp-claw lobster can live to be 100 years old.

12 Praying Mantis by Olivia Hall The bendy-armed praying mantis only eats live animals.

13 Arctic Fox by Isabel Humphreys The fast running arctic fox can change colors in the winter and summer.

14 Giraffe by Julianna Buyaki The long-tongued giraffe sometimes has wobbly legs and can go for days without water.

15 Jaguar by Isaiah Weaver The spotty jaguar is a good swimmer.

16 Bengal Tiger by Tavione Jackson The striped bengal tiger eats deer and pigs.

17 Gila Monster by Elizabeth Russell The blue-tongued gila monster has poison in its jaw, and eats birds and frogs.

18 African Hunting Dog by Jonathan Fuller The sharp-tooth hunting dog can run over 30 miles per hour.

19 Bumble Bee by Gabriel Mundy The striped bee usually dies after it stings someone.

20 Barn Owl by Sarah Schlipper The talon-toed barn owl has to move his whole head to see.

21 Brown Bear by Ella Smith The sharp-tooth brown bear is an omnivore because it eats plants and animals.

22 Vampire Bat by Devin Tucker The fanged vampire bat is the only bat that drinks blood.

23 Komodo Dragon by Nasiaah Brooks The scaly komodo dragon is the biggest lizard in the world.

24 Sea Horse by Meagan Pritchett The big-eyed sea horse changes its colors to camouflage itself.

25 Polar Bear by Dylan Salazar The huge polar bear can hide in the snow because it is white.