10 L1-Young Animals

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Oxford Read and Discover level 1 Young Animals by Rachel Bladon

Introduction Young animals grow up from babies into adults. Some young animals grow up very fast. Some young animals grow up slowly. What are these young animals? What young animals do you like? Discover! Now read and discover more about young animals!

Chapter 1 Babies Some babies hatch from an egg. A mother duck makes a nest by the water. She lays her eggs in the nest. She sits on the eggs so they stay warm. Then the ducklings hatch. Some babies don't hatch from an egg. They are born from their mother. A baby zebra is born from its mother. The mother cleans the baby and then it can stand up and walk. It can run when it's one hour old! Discover! A baby zebra has brown and white stripes.

Chapter 2 Parents Many young animals look the same as their parents. Look at these baby seahorses and their parent. Some young animals look very different from their parents. A caterpillar is a butterfly's baby. Some young animals live with their parents for weeks. Some young animals live with their parents for years. Parents feed and protect their babies. Some young animals don't meet their parents! A mother sea turtle lays her eggs in the sand. Then she goes into the ocean. Baby sea turtles hatch from the eggs. They don't meet their mother.

Chapter 3 Help Many adult animals help young animals. A young elephant lives with its mother and other elephants. The mother feeds the young elephant. She cleans it, and she gives it water. Adult elephants protect the young elephant. They help it to walk, too! A mother chimpanzee carries her babies everywhere. A young ostrich lives with its mother and father. They help it to feed. They also protect it from the rain and the hot sun with their wings.