Kamini Khanduri

Introduction 3
1 C a m o u fla g e 4
2 A nim al H omes 6
3 Winter and Sum m er 8
4 In t h e Grass 10
5 In t h e Water 12
6 A N e w Color 14
7 Is It a Leaf? 16
8 W h at Is It? 18
Activities 20
Projects 36
Picture Dictionary 38
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 Introduction
W hat is camouflage? Animals use
cam ouflage to hide. They use their
color or their shape to hide. Sometimes
you can ’t see the animals!

C an you see the fish?

Where is the frog?
W hat anim al is hiding in the tree?

N o w read and discover

more a b o u t c a m o u fl a g e !

o
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Camouflage
Animals use cam ouflage to hide
from other animals.

This tiger is using cam ouflage to hide

in the grass. The tiger has fur on its
body. The fur has stripes. The stripes
help the tiger to hide in the grass.
 Some animals look the same as
trees or flowers. Birds have feathers
on their body. This bird has brown
and white feathers. The bird is
hiding in a tree. It’s the same color
as the tree. C an you see the bird?

yeLlow flowers, t h e spider is yello w .

On w h ite flowers, it’s white!

Go to pages 20-21 for activities.

L_________________ ____________________
^ Animal Homes
M any anim als are the same color as
their home. This helps them to hide.

L et’s find a caterpillar. This green

caterpillar lives on a green leaf. The
caterpillar is good at hiding. It looks
the same as the leaf!
M any animals th at live in trees are
brown or green. C an you see this
monkey? It’s hiding in the trees in
a rainforest.

This mother harp

seal is gray. She
swims in the gray
water. H er baby
is white. The
baby seal lives
on the white ice.
The mother and
the baby are using
camouflage to hide.

.
Go to pages 22-23 for activities.
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 Winter and
Summer
In winter, there’s lots of snow and
ice in very cold places. The animals
have white fur or feathers so they
can hide.

H ere’s an Arctic fox in winter with

its white fur. H ere’s a grouse with
its white feathers. The fox and the
grouse are using cam ouflage.
In summer, the snow melts. Some
animals get new fur or feathers.
Their home isn’t white now! See
how the Arctic fox has brown fur
in summer. The grouse has brown
summer feathers. H er chicks have
brown feathers, too.

W hen more snow comes in winter,

the animals are white again!
Go to pages 24-25 for activities.
Lots of amazing animals live in
Africa. They hide in the tall grass.
Some animals hunt other animals.

It’s evening and here’s a hungry lion.

The lion wants to hunt a gazelle.
The lion is hiding so gazelles can ’t
see it. The lion is the same color as
the grass.
Gazelles use cam ouflage, too.
They are the same color as the
grass. Gazelles hide so lions can ’t
see them. When a lion sees a gazelle,
the gazelle runs away. Gazelles can
run very fast.

A moth er g a z e l l e hides A
V' >M, i/A
her baby in t h e talL grass. cS- 1 ^ - ^ /
Lions d o n ’t se e it there.

G oto pages 26-27 for activities.

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A Frogfish

M any animals use cam ouflage in

the water. This frogfish lives next to
coral. The fish looks the same as the
coral. C an you see the fish?

This flounder is a fish th at lives at

the bottom of the ocean. It looks the
same as the stones!

A Flounder
 A Hatchet Fish

This hatchet fish lives in the deep

ocean. It has very shiny scales. They
look the same as a mirror. Light
bounces off the scales so other
animals can ’t see the fish.

The Leafy sea dragon Looks

t h e s a m e as a pLant. Other
fish w a n t to e a t it!

Go to pages 28-29 for activities. 0

 A New Color
Some animals can get a new color
very fast. The cuttlefish is brown
when it’s on sand. W hen it goes on
coral, it’s m any colors! It can make
stripes and other patterns on its
body, too.
This beetle is shiny yellow. When
a bird comes to eat the beetle, the
beetle uses camouflage. The beetle
gets a new color and a new pattern.
Now it looks the same as a lady bug!
The bird doesn’t like eating lady bugs
so it goes away. T hen the beetle can
be yellow again.
^ G oto pages 30-31 for activities.
W h at’s this? Is it a leaf? No, it’s an
insect called a katydid. It’s amazing!
It looks the same as a leaf.

H ere’s another insect.

It’s called a leaf insect.
W hen it moves, it looks
the same as a leaf in
the wind. The leaf
insect can have holes
in its body. This looks
the same as a leaf
when an anim al eats it!
Look at these leaves. C an you see
the frog? It’s using cam ouflage.
This frog lives in a rainforest.

C an you find the anim al here?

It’s a leaf gecko. See how it looks
the same as the leaf.
H ere’s a stick insect. It looks the
same as a small stick. At night, it
eats leaves. In the dag, it hides on
plants and you don’t know it’s there.

Are these stones?

No, they are
lithops plants!
Animals think
they are stones
and they don’t eat
them. T h a t’s good
cam ouflage.
 A Caterpillar

This caterpillar looks the same as a

snake. It has two circles on its body.
The circles look the same as a
snake’s eyes. When the caterpillar
is scared, it makes the circles big.

Lots of animals use cam ouflage to

hide. How m any animals can you
find in this book?
^ Go to pages 34-35 for activities. ©
 Camouflage
«<• Read pages 4-5.

1 Write the words.

spider fur tree tiger bird flo w e r s

2 Find and write the words.

<S 0 ^ c a m o u f V o 9 eV" d e b O d y c o ^ r s t r / p e s

1 animals 3 5
3 Circle the correct words.
1 Animals use spiders / c a m o u f l a g e to hide.
2 Tigers / Birds have fur.
3 Birds have flo w e rs / feathers on their body.
4 S o m e tigers / a n i m a l s l o o k t h e s a m e
as flowers.
5 S o m e spiders hide / help on flowers.

4 Answer the questions.

1 W h a t do a n i m a l s use to hide?
Animals use camouflage to hide._____
2 W h a t do tigers have on their body?

3 How do stripes help tigers?

4 W h a t do birds have on their body?

5 Where do s o m e spiders hide?

 Animal Homes
^ Read pages 6-7.

1 Complete the puzzle.

0 it
21
o 4t
n

2 Write true or fa
1 Caterpillars live on leaves.
2 Harp s e a l s Live in rainforests.
3 Baby harp s e a l s are white.
4 M onkeys live on ice.
3 Complete the sentences.
brown ice hiding color swim rainforests

1 M any a n i m a l s are t h e s a m e Color as

their home.
2 CaterpilLars are good a t ____________ .
3 M any a n i m a l s t h a t Live in trees are

4 M o n k ey s hide i n ____________ .
5 Mother harp s e a l s _____
6 Baby harp seaLs live o n _________

4 Order the words.

1 gray. / m other / i s / T h e / harp s e a l

2 harp s e a l / s w im s / T h e / m other / in / t h e /
water.

3 white. / is / harp seaL / b a b y / T h e

4 harp s e a l / on / baby / Lives / The / ice.

 Winter and Summer
4* Read pages 8-9.

1 Write the words.

1 X fO 2 shea^-erf 3 re u m m s

>• .; •
f v
4 trewin 5 6 r uf

2 W hat coLor are they? Match.

1 brown Arctic fox in winter

2 w h ite grouse in s u m m e r
3 w h ite Arctic fox in s u m m e r
4 brown grouse in winter
3 Complete the sentences.

m elts w h i te feathers
s u m m e r s n o w brown

1 The Arctic fox has brown fur i n ____________ .

2 The grouse has w h i t e in winter.
3 The grouse h a s ____________feathers
in summer.
4 The Arctic fox h a s ___________ fur in winter.
5 There's Lots o f ____________ in winter.
6 In summer, th e s n o w ____________ .

4 Answer the questions.

1 How do a n i m a l s hide in snow?

2 W h a t color is t h e grouse in summer?

3 W h a t color is t h e Arctic fox in winter?

4 W hen d oes th e s n o w melt?

 1
In the Grass
^ Read pages 10-11.

1 Find and write the words.

h t i (h i d e
g a z e I I e
L i h u n t e
b g r a s s e
a r L i 0 n n

2 Write true or false.

1 Lots o f a m a z in g a n i m a l s live in Africa.
2 Animals in Africa hide in t h e snow.
3 S o m e animaLs hunt other an im a ls.
4 GazelLes hunt lions.
5 Lions run a w a y from g a z e lle s .
6 G azelles use c a m o u f l a g e .
3 Match. Then write the sentences.

Lots o f a n i m a l s so g a z e l l e s ca n ’t
se e it.
Some animals
hide in very fast.
A Lion hides so lions c a n ’t se e it.
A g a z e l l e hides t h e grass,
G a zelles can rur. live in Africa.

1 Lots of animals live in Africa.

2 _________________________________________
3 _________________________________________
4 _________________________________________
5 _______________________________________________

4 Circle the correct words.

1 A nim als hide in t h e grass / g a z e lle .
2 S o m e a n i m a l s run / hunt other an im a ls.
3 G a zelles use / hide c a m o u f l a g e .
4 Lions / G a zelles run a w a y .
5 A g a z e l l e hides its baby / mother.
 In the Water
^ Read pages 12-13.

1 Write the words.

ocean coral mirror fish stones scaLes

1 2 3

2 Where do they live? Match.

1 frogfish next to plants

2 flo u nd er in t h e d eep ocean
3 h a tch et fish next to coral
4 le a fy sea dragon a t t h e b o tto m o f
t h e ocean
3 Order the words.
1 next to / The / frogfish / Lives / coraL.

2 Looks / The / fLounder / stones. / as / t h e /

the sam e

3 scaLes. / shiny / has / The / h a tch et fish

4 The / Looks / Leafy sea dragon / t h e s a m e

pLant. / as a

4 Answer the questions.

1 How d o es th e frogfish use camoufLage?

2 Where d oes t h e fLounder Live?

3 Where d o es t h e h a tch et fish Live?

4 How d o es t h e Leafy sea dragon use

camoufLage?
 A New Color
Read pages 14-15.

1 Complete the puzzle.

1+

2
41
->-

2 Write trueorfalse.
1 The cuttlefish is brown w h e n
it’s on coral.
2 The cuttlefish can mak e
stripes on its body.
3 The b e e t le uses camoufLage.
4 The beetLe looks t h e s a m e
as a cuttLefish.
5 The bird Likes eatin g Ladybugs.
3 Number the sentences in order.
__ The beetLe g e ts a n e w color and a n e w
pattern.
) The bird g o e s a w a y .
( ) The b e e t le is yellow .
The b e e t le is yeLlow again.
L ) The b e e t le Looks t h e s a m e as a l a d y b u g .
] A bird c o m e s to e a t t h e beetle .

4 Complete the sentences.

pattern lad ybu g s c a m o u fl a g e

b e e t le body brown

1 The cuttlefish i s ___________ w h e n

it’s on sand.
2 The cuttlefish can make patterns on its

3 The b e e t le u s e s ____________. It g e t s a n e w
color and a n e w ___________ .
4 T h e ____________ looks t h e s a m e
as a Ladybug.
5 The bird d o e s n ’t like e a t i n g ____________.
 Is It a Leaf?
Read pages 16-17.

1 Write the words.

leaf h o le gecko rainforest frog insects

2 Circle the correct words.

1 The katydid is a frog / an insect.

2 The Leaf insect has h o l e s / l e a v e s in its body
3 The frog lives in a gecko / rainforest.
4 The gecko looks t h e s a m e as a Leaf / frog.

0
3 Order the words.
1 t h e s a m e / Looks / Leaf. / as a / The / katydid

2 in its / Leaf insect / T h e / body. / has ho les

3 Lives / r a i n f o r e s t . / T h e / f r o g / in a

4 l e a f g e c k o / T h e / c a m o u f l a g e . / uses

4 Complete the sentences.

c a m o u f l a g e gecko l e a f
h oles a n i m a l s wind

1 S o m e ___________ look t h e s a m e as a leaf.

2 The katydid looks t h e s a m e as a _________
3 W hen th e l e a f insect moves, it looks th e
s a m e as a Leaf in t h e ____________ .
4 The l e a f insect can h a v e ____________ in its
body.
5 The frog u s e s ____________ .
6 The Looks t h e s a m e as a Leaf.
 II ! ■
What Is It?
+ Read pages 18-19.

1 Match. Then write the sentences.

Stick insects Lookthe s a m e as

Lithops plants a snake.
S o m e caterpillars camoufLage to hide.
Lots o f a n i m a l s l o o k t h e s a m e as
use a stick.
Lookthe s a m e as
stones.

1 ________________

H 2 ___________
3 ______________
4 ______________

2 Find and write the words.

I //7sec t s p l a n t s s t o o eS° °
3 Answer the questions.
1 W h at d oes t h e caterpillar look t h e s a m e as?

2 W h at d oes t h e caterpillar have on its body?

3 W hat d oes th e caterpillar do w h e n it’s scared?

4 Complete the puzzle. Then find the

secret word.
 mmm » i am

A Camouflage Poster
1 Think of an anim al that uses camouflage.
Complete the diagram.

W h a t color Where does

is it? it live?

An im al

W h a t d o es
it eat?

Find or draw pictures of the animal.

Make a poster.

DispLag your poster.

 Camouflage Cards
1 Write a card about a small animal.
r ...................
Animal caterpillar ^
Color qreen - ■■

Home leaf
Camouflaqe I ts the same color as its home.
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r .................... .................... \
Animal

Color

Home

Camouflage
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2 Write a card about a big animal.
r A
Animal

Color

Home

Camouflaqe
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caterp illar coraL

feathers grass

insects ladybug
 mirror ocean pattern

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p la n ts rainforest sam e sand

scales shapes snake

spider stick stones stripes

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