Alive with Light LEVELED BOOK • E

Alive
A Reading A–Z Level E Leveled Book
Word Count: 91

Connections with
Writing and Art
Create a poster about one of the
living things from the book.
Draw a picture and write about it.
Share your poster with your class.
Science
Compare two of the living things
in the book using a Venn diagram.
Share your ideas with a partner.

Written by Anthony Curran

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 Alive
Words to Know
bodies living
with catch
enjoy
mates
stay
Cover: Fireflies light up the night in a forest.
Title page: A firefly sits on a leaf.

Photo Credits:
Front Cover, back cover: © Floris van Breugel/NPL/Minden Pictures; title page:
© Satoshi Kuribayashi/Nature Production/Minden Pictures; page 3: Martin
Harvey/Alamy Stock Photo; page 4: © National News/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom;
page 5: Brigette Supernova/Alamy Stock Photo; page 6: © Phil Degginger/
Science Source; page 7 (top): © chandlervid85/Fotosearch LBRF/age fotostock;
page 7 (bottom): © Jerome Mallefet-FNRS/Biosphoto/Minden Pictures;
page 8: Jeff J Daly/Alamy Stock Photo; page 9: © Solvin Zankl/NPL/Minden
Pictures; page 10: © Chris Newbert/Minden Pictures; page 11: © Shaun Jeffers/
Shutterstock; page 12: Marcel Strelow/Alamy Stock Photo

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Focus Question
What kind of light do some living Alive with Light Correlation
Level E Leveled Book LEVEL E
things make and why? © Learning A–Z
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DRA 8
 mushrooms

Light helps animals see

the world around them.
It’s hard to see things Some living things
where there is not much light. make their own light.
Alive with Light • Level E 3 4
 jellyfish firefly

Some living things Some living things

make blue light. make yellow light.
Alive with Light • Level E 5 6
 jellyfish glowworm

hatchetfish

Some living things Some living things

make red light. make green light.
Alive with Light • Level E 7 8
 dragonfish octopus

The light can help The light can help

living things catch food. living things find mates.
Alive with Light • Level E 9 10
 glowworms

People don’t have bodies

that give off light.
The light can help People can enjoy seeing
living things stay safe. other living things light up.
Alive with Light • Level E 11 12