U2W5 Ava's Animals

Ava's Animals

Chapter 1: All About Animals " Okay, class, ” said Mr. Edson. " Today you'll have time to work on your poster of your favorite animal. Remember, it should show the animal's habitat, and you can use the computer to find pictures. " Ava loved animals, so she was excited about her new assignment. There was just one problem. She liked too many different animals! She was supposed to have picked one for her poster by now, but she couldn't decide.

" I love lots of animals, " thought Ava, " and I want my poster to express that. Maybe looking at someone else's project will give me ideas. " “ Which animal did you choose?" she asked her friend Ruth. " Here, take a look, ” Ruth said. She passed Ava a small stack of pictures she'd printed from the computer.

Ava flipped through the pictures. Each one was different, but they all showed beavers. Some were splashing in the water, while others were scraping bark off trees with their big beaver teeth. Ruth even had a picture of two beavers building a dam. The last was a close-up of a beaver's face. “ Beavers sure are funny-looking, ” Ava couldn't help saying.

“ I agree, but I didn't choose them for their looks, " Ruth said, grinning. “ I chose them because of how they behave. " Ruth's face lit up with excitement. “ Beavers are incredible, Ava. They use their body parts like tools to cut down trees and build amazing dams. A beaver dam can change the course of a stream! "