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Arctic Life
A Reading A–Z Shared Reading Book
Word Count: 272
Home Connection: VCe patterns
Your reader is reviewing the vowel/consonant/
silent e pattern in words such as close, white, and
make. This pattern is known as the VCe pattern.
As you read together, identify words with this
pattern. Then write the words in columns according
to whether the word has a long /a/ sound, a long
/i/ sound, or a long /o/ sound. Help your reader
think of one or more examples of words with the
same VCe patterns and add them to the chart.
Your reader will share the chart with the class.
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Arctic Life
Shared Reading Book
Level 2
© Learning A–Z
Written by Christina Wilsdon
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How Do Arctic
Plants Survive?
Some plants grow low.
At the top of the world is
the Arctic, a place of ice
and snow, of white hares
and polar bears.
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It is cold most
of the year.
Yet plants,
animals,
and people
survive there.
They snuggle close
to soil that is warmed
on days when the
sun appears.
Asia
Europe
Africa
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Some plants grow fast.
Their flowers open
and make seeds as
soon as spring sunshine melts the snow.
Some plants grow fuzz.
The fuzz protects their
stems and leaves from
cold, dry winds.
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How Do Arctic
Animals Survive?
Some animals grow fur.
An Arctic fox’s thick
fur gets even thicker
in winter.
Some animals grow fuzz.
A bumblebee’s fuzz is
like a coat that keeps
it warm.
Its furry feet act like
fluffy snowshoes.
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Some animals grow fat.
A polar bear eats plump
seals to get fat.
A fat bear can live for
weeks without eating!
Snowy white fur helps
the bear hide as it
sneaks up on seals.
Some animals grow feathers.
A ptarmigan’s legs and feet
are fluffy with feathers that
keep it warm and help it
walk on snow.
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How Do Arctic
People Survive?
Some animals turn white.
An Arctic hare is gray
in summer and white
in winter.
Some people wear warm
boots and coats made
of caribou skin.
Being snowy
white helps
it hide from
owls and foxes.
They hunt whales and
other animals for food.
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Plants, animals, and people
have lived in the Arctic for
thousands of years.
They are right at home in
the land of ice and snow.
Many Arctic people
also buy food in stores.
They buy warm clothes
there, too.
Some people travel by
dogsled, but most drive
snowmobiles.
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