My Rainforest Animal Template Book
Keel-billed toucan book
Completed Student Examples
5th Grade :
Rainforest Yellowstreaked Tenrec
Rainforests Pink River Dolphin
My Rainforest Book on _______________________
Written by ________________________
Hello fellow students. My name is _________ and I’m a ___ grade student at an elementary school in ____________________. I’m in a special class where we are learning about rainforests and I’d like to share with you about what rainforests are, how important they are, and an animal of particular interest to me, ____________________.
About me…
But before I start my book, I’d like to share with you about some of my favorite things. _________________________________________________________________________
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Okay, now I’m ready to write about what rainforests are, their importance, and facts about one of my favorite animals, ___________________.
First, rainforests are a very important ecosystem. Of all the ecosystems in the world, they have the highest biodiversity which means different kinds of plants and animals. For example, rainforests cover less than 2% of Earth’s surface, yet they house more than 50% of the plants and animals on Earth! Wow! This is an incredibly important ecosystem to protect and conserve.
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Second, rainforests have special characteristics such as: _________________________________________________________________________
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Third, rainforests provide many important purposes, such as: _________________________________________________________________________
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Fourth, there is a particular animal of interest to me, namely the _______________________. I chose this animal because
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In the following paragraphs, I will briefly discuss what I researched about my animal of interest, the ______________. I will cover the following: classification, common name, scientific name, physical characteristics, if the animal camouflages, range, population, status, habitat, prey, predators, and where animal fits in food web. I hope you enjoy the book!
Classification
The ______________ is a _________________ because it ___________ a backbone. It is classified as a ______________ because
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Names
The ________________ has two names. The common name is _______________________, and the scientific name is _____________________
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Physical characteristics… my animal looks like…
My animal _____________________________
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Camouflage…does my animal blend into its environment?
After looking at my animal and reading more about it, I realize that it _________________________________________________________________________
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Range
The ______________ is found
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Population
The population of my animal is _________________________________________________________________________
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Status
The status of the ______________ tells me whether it is endangered, threatened, or stable. What I found out is that the ______________ is __________________________. I find this interesting because
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Habitat…home
The ________________ habitat is
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Animal behavior
The way I would describe the behavior of my animal is
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Prey and predator…(to eat and to be eaten)
The prey my animal eats are: _________________________________________________________________________
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My animal eats other things such as: __________________________________________.
The predators that eat me are: _________________________________________________________________________
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Food web
My animal is a _______________. The following picture demonstrates where my animal fits in the food web.
References
(books, articles, web-sites, etc. )
Thank you for reading my book. I hope you enjoyed it and learned a lot about the __________
____________________. Please feel free to comment about my book and also, test your knowledge by answering the following questions below. I look forward to hearing from you.
Comments for me: _________________________________________________________________________
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Questions for you: (See if you can answer these…)
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