Quote – “(Barn Owls) hunt mostly at night, flying over the fields close to the ground on the lookout

for
rats, mice and shrews.” (Royston 24)

Summary – Barn Owls are sandy colored owls that hunt at night for rats, mice and shrews to eat. Their
population is declining due to new-age farming and poisonous chemicals. They lay their eggs in high
areas with holes.

Paraphrasing – Barn owls are nocturnal hunters, flying over fields in search of rodents to feast upon.
Due to toxic chemicals used on land and different ways of farming, their population is decreasing. They
lay 4-7 eggs in nests they build in high-up places.

Citation – Royston, Angela. Junior Nature Guide: Birds. London: Alligator Books Ltd, 2007. Print.
Quote – “Elephants are extremely strong and can pick up whole trees with their trunks.” (Taylor et al.
10)

Summary – Elephants are the largest, heaviest and strongest creatures on land that are quite intelligent
and gentle. As elephants are mammals and can live to up to 70 years. The two species of elephants
today – Asian and African elephants, are generally the only elephants to have tusks.

Paraphrasing – Elephants are the biggest and heaviest of all land creatures. Elephants are quite strong
and smart at the same time. Elephants, like most mammals can do things that most mammals do.
Elephants, after humans, are one of the oldest living species of mammals. The 2 species of elephants –
Asian and African both are the only elephants today to have tusks.

Citation – Taylor, Barbara et al. Big Mammals. London: Hermes House, 2000. Print.
Quote – “Crank the handle on a music box, and a tune begins to play. But what’s happening iside the
box to create those notes? Musical machinery is at work!” (Myers 20)

Summary – Inside of a music box, as you turn the handle, a gear rotates to roll a drum that is covered in
teeth. The bumps, also called pins, pluck the teeth to create a note. The sizes of each tooth changes the
note it’s playing. Multiple teeth when played together, can play music.

Paraphrasing – Cranking the handle of a music box turns a gear, which rolls a “drum”. As the drum rolls,
the pins pluck the “teeth” to play one note. The longer the teeth, the lower the notes go and vice-versa.
Multiple notes can be played together at once.

Citation – Myers, Julie I. “Wind up a Tune” Highlights December 2017: 20. Print