FOCUS Book

Animals
of the

Air
Most animals that fly have wings.
How does the shape of wings help
something fly? Make three paper
airplanes. Build wings that have
different sizes and shapes. Which
airplane flies the farthest?
Can you change the wings to make
the planes fly better?

Beyond the Book

Go outside and watch an animal
that flies. Which parts of its body
help it fly? Use words and pictures.
 Animals Some animals fly in the air.
How are animals that fly the same?
of the How are they different?

FOCUS Question
Air flying frog

How do animals move

in the air?
Patterns
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Some animals have wings. Birds have feathers.
Wings let animals fly. Feathers help birds fly.
Wings come in many They also keep birds warm and dry.
shapes and sizes.

damselfly

snowy owl

great
horned
owl cardinal

Butterflies have
four wings.

swallowtail
butterfly
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Not all animals that fly have
feathers. Bats and dragonflies
do not have feathers.
Bats have hair on their wings.
Dragonfly wings are smooth. flying squirrel

Some animals move through the air

without wings. They have extra skin.
bat It helps them float on air. They can
not fly very far.

dragonfly flying lizard

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Animals with wings can fly very Some animals fly to find food.
far away. Butterflies fly from flower to flower
This bird can fly across an ocean. to get food. Bees do, too. They look
for flowers with bright colors.

albatross

This butterfly can fly from Canada to

Mexico!
Canada
monarch
butterfly
United States

a bee on a flower
Mexico

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Some birds can see far away.
They fly high to get a good After reading the book, write or draw your answers
to these questions on separate paper.
look at the ground.
1 What body part do most flying animals use to fly?
If they see food, they fly down A feet
to get it. B mouth
red-tailed C wings
hawk 2 Some animals can fly without wings. Compare
how they fly with how animals with wings fly.
3 Name two animals that can fly a long way.
4 How are butterflies and bees alike?

FOCUS Question
How do animals move in the air? Look at
the pictures of animals in the book. Tell how
bald eagle wings can be the same. Tell how wings
can be different. Use writing
and pictures.

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