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WritingWrite an article about tiger sharks for a school newspaper. Include facts from this book in your article.Science and ArtDraw a diagram of a tiger shark and label the parts of its body.

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Tiger SharksA Reading A–Z Level D Leveled Book

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LEVELED BOOK • D

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Tiger Sharks

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What makes the tiger shark an interesting animal?

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Tiger Sharks

Tiger SharksLevel D Leveled Book© Learning A–ZWritten by Racheal Rice

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Words to Know

blunteyesightfins

gillsstripestiger sharks

CorrelationLEVEL D

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Fountas & PinnellReading Recovery

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Tiger sharks are some of the largest sharks.

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Tiger sharks have babies called pups .

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Tiger sharks have stripes when young.

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Tiger sharks have blunt noses.

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Tiger sharks have large mouths.

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Tiger sharks have eight fins.

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Tiger sharks have gil ls to breathe.

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Tiger sharks have great eyesight.

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Tiger sharks have sharp teeth.

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Tiger sharks are known to eat different animals.

fish sea turtle

seals

sting ray

seagull

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