Birds of the Amazon Rainforest A Reading A Z Shared Reading Book Word Count: 284 of the Home Connection: Adjectives Your reader is learning about describing words, or adjectives. As you read the book together, identify and make a list of the adjectives that tell what the different birds are like. Then have your reader think of two more adjectives to add to the list. Your reader can then bring the list of adjectives to school to share with the class. Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials. Written by Christina Wilsdon www.readinga-z.com
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The rainbow bird lives in the warm, wet Amazon rainforest. Other colorful birds live there, too. Amazon Rainforest in South America Paradise tanager A dazzling bird hops along a branch as it looks for insects to eat. The bird looks like a rainbow with wings. Ecuador Pacific Ocean Colombia Peru Chile Venezuela Bolivia Guyana Suriname French Guiana Amazon River Argentina Paraguay Uruguay Brazil Atlantic Ocean W KEY N S E Amazon Rainforest 3 4
A gray bird lives in the rainforest. It sits on a tall tree and watches with dark eyes. Weeeya, it cries as it dives into green leaves to catch a small monkey. A red, blue, and yellow bird lives in the rainforest. Its sharp, hooked beak can crack open nuts. Rah! Rah! it shouts as it zooms through the trees. Scarlet macaw Harpy eagle 5 6
A green bird lives in the rainforest. Its shiny feathers sparkle like jewels. Z Its wings hum as it buzzes from flower to flower, sipping nectar. A black bird lives in the rainforest. It uses its big, bold beak to pick fruit. Gr ek! Gr ek! Toco toucan it growls as it flaps from branch to branch. Green hermit hummingbird 7 8
A brown bird lives in the rainforest. It scoops up insects as it flies. it cries as it opens a fan of colorful feathers on its head. Wow! A yellow, red, and black bird lives in the rainforest. It eats some berries, and then it dances on a branch. it whistles as it flips its tail. Royal f l ycatcher Wire-tailed manakin 9 10
An orange bird lives in the rainforest. Its feathers are a silky cloak. Waa-ow! it calls as it looks for ripe fruit. A spotted bird lives in the rainforest. It prowls the forest floor. it calls as it snaps up insects. Ocellated antbird Guianan cock-of-the-rock 11 12
A white baby bird lives in the rainforest. While other birds sleep, it opens its yellow eyes. cries its mother as she hunts mice and frogs in the velvet night. Hoo, hoo, A baby spectacled owl beak (n.) insects (n.) feathers (n.) Glossar y the sharp, hard part that covers the mouth of a bird or other animal (p. 5) small animals with six legs, three body parts, and usually two sets of wings (p. 3) the soft, fluffy parts of a bird that cover its body and make up its tail (p. 8) lives (v.) has as one s home (p. 4) nectar (n.) the sweet liquid that flowering plants make (p. 8) rainforest (n.) a dense forest, usually in a tropical area, that receives a lot of rain and contains diverse animal and plant life (p. 4) 13 14