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When older and younger readers share the experience, it opens the door to new learning. As you read together, talk about what you learn. This side sor a porent caer stinger oger etd Bates ren aiirases look the nords ‘i pitures. Tale Point cut wards that © right be hard fr the younger rade ~ atmeendot tach haps, othe acti) together he Chapter 2: Changes in the Forest 10 Chapter 4: Life in the Forest 42Many things in the forest are living. Tall trees started out as small seeds, growing and changing slowly over many years. The animals here are living, too. They also grow and change. Min oc ue So are the-animal. Living things need food, water, aul) sun to grow:Sonu we cna a cele nonliving, like these racks. Diet c Maree el in Re Nonliving things don’t at. They don't drink. a They don‘t need air. Cem Nal Ry LUM St eee ele. "In the spring, the tree leaves are The sunlight helps flowers small. They're so small that they don’t start to grow. The forest has block the sunlight. The light : a SUS ee ees new plants in the spring. onto the forest floor. ®@ Many animals are born in the spring. Their fur blends in with the forest floor to help them stay safe. In the spring, a deer is born. Its fur is brown. Its color helps it hide. Other babies are brown, too.The forest becomes green and full during the long summer days. The leaves block the sunlight from reaching the forest floor. Fruits, berries, and nuts begin to grow in the summer. They will soon be ready to eat. ®In the summer, animals eat the ripe fruits and berries that grow throughout the forest. The chatter of busy animals fills the air. >) AUR gscia ee Tan ae mmoer. More fruits grow. here is a lot of food to eat.iBone UWialowele iotede (ce tiara tela! and_get chillierathere js less. sunlight, andthe leaves start to Cemetery eyerel mated chr drop. In the fall, leaves cover the forest floor.Animals work hard in the fall. They. EN a dal) CoM-r Lat Chipmunks and squirrels gather acorns in the fall. They hide the nuts under Leaves or in nests in the trees.Winter days are short, and the sunis low in the sky. The animals slow down, and the forest looks empty. winter. It's cold and still.Many animals hibernate in the winter. They slow down their heartbeats and sleep fora long time, In the winter, some animals stay warm in their dens. Others sleep in caves.a —— Point to each picture. Say what season it shows. spring summer fall winterEye at ip When the water level rises, Pe mien CCI Ma neu at meen eke Pee eeeara Conraienee ; Poem earns Uta these new plants.A cardinal lands on a bush in SUT ata M Te aL eon dL food for the bird. ®§) Soon the bird flies away. It will land ina new part of the forest.CNR eee atmos Cl Rae Re Men ACLU aI) Ler e Ee eerel ce on the forest floor. New bushes grow where the cardinal drops the seeds. The bird helps the forest grow. _ .' 2 wadPlants help animal in the forest, too! Some trees hang low over streams and ponds. They shade the water from thea a 4 Gt eer cee arenes » Ce eae eee ease FST TM eka OReXer=DE 0 (cteye el » things that have died: The fungi turn dead leaves and waod into soil. Fy ase ci “ eg -) Seen, — x hh 8 canoe > 5) Plants use the new soil fore ~~ to grow. The fungi help the forest. Kr)— AGO) a Animals and plants help the forest. Say how you help, too!) Abird lives in a nest high ~~ ina tree. A fox builds a den low on the ground.@ Although there are different “types of plants and animals in the forest, they need one another to grow. ® Animals and plants need different things. But they all live together in the forest.Some of the forests in this book are deciduous forests. That means they are in a place with both warm and cool weather, and the trees change throughout each season, Here’s where deciduous forests are found around the world. Find where you live. Are there deciduous forests near you?Copyright © 20v6 National Geagraphle Partners, LLC Publishes by National Goopraphic Partners, LL, Washington, O.C. 20096, Al rights served. 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