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Stripes, Spots, and Spirals: A Nature Gallery
Stripes, Spots, and Spirals: A Nature Gallery is a narrated read-aloud picture book at guided-reading Level C for ages 7–9, 12 pages long and about 3 minutes to read aloud. Every word highlights as it's read, so a growing reader can follow along.
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Page 1Look closely at the world around you. Nature loves to repeat a pattern — stripes, spots, and spirals show up again and again.
Page 2A zebra's stripes are like a fingerprint — no two zebras have the same pattern. Scientists think the stripes confuse biting flies and make it hard for lions to pick out one zebra from a running herd.
Page 3A tiger's stripes work differently. In tall grass and jungle shadows, the dark and light bars break up its outline, helping it creep close before it pounces.
Words to practise
This book has a Spell-Along set — these words are built sound by sound after reading.
Comprehension
4 questions to check understanding after the story — with retries, so a wrong turn teaches.
