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1、www.readinga-Woods of WonderVisit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.LEVELED BOOK LLORWoods of WonderA Reading AZ Level L Leveled BookWord Count:464Written by Rus Buyokwww.readinga-Written by Rus BuyokWoods of WonderCorrelationLEVEL LK1820Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRAWoods of Wo
2、nderLevel L Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Rus BuyokAll rights reserved.www.readinga-Photo Credits:Front cover:Gary Moon/age fotostock/SuperStock;back cover:Dennis Sabo/Alamy;title page:MIXA/Alamy;page 4:Carr Clifton/Minden Pictures;page 5:Steve Glass/Alamy;page 7:Mike Theiss/National Geographic
3、 Stock;page 8(top):Robert Harding Picture Library/SuperStock;page 8(bottom):Shattil&Rozinski/NPL/Minden Pictures;page 9:Daniel Dempster Photography/Alamy;page 10:Stephen Dalton/Minden Pictures;page 11:Kazuma Anezaki/Nature Production/Minden Pictures;page 12(left):Hiroya Minakuchi/Minden Pictures;pag
4、e 12(right):Susumu Ishie/Nature Production/Minden Pictures;page 13:Wild Wonders of Europe/Schandy/Minden Pictures;page 14(top):Cyril Ruoso/JH Editorial/Minden Pictures;page 14(bottom):Image Source/Corbis;page 15:Danita Delimont/Alamy34Table of ContentsOh,Thats Old!.4United States .7Japan .11Russia .
5、13Conclusion .15Glossary .16Oh,Thats Old!Old-growth forests look very different from one another.Some have only one kind of tree.Others have many kinds of trees.Some may have very tall trees.Others have trees that are short.Great Smoky Mountains National Park,United StatesGreat Smoky Mountains Natio
6、nal Park,United StatesSequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks,United StatesSequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks,United StatesWestern Caucasus,RussiaWestern Caucasus,RussiaShirakami-Sanchi,JapanShirakami-Sanchi,JapanFour Old-Growth Forests Around the WorldWoods of Wonder Level L34Table of Contents
7、Oh,Thats Old!.4United States .7Japan .11Russia .13Conclusion .15Glossary .16Oh,Thats Old!Old-growth forests look very different from one another.Some have only one kind of tree.Others have many kinds of trees.Some may have very tall trees.Others have trees that are short.Great Smoky Mountains Nation
8、al Park,United StatesGreat Smoky Mountains National Park,United StatesSequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks,United StatesSequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks,United StatesWestern Caucasus,RussiaWestern Caucasus,RussiaShirakami-Sanchi,JapanShirakami-Sanchi,JapanFour Old-Growth Forests Around the
9、 WorldWoods of Wonder Level L56These forests are so different that scientists do not have one definition for old-growth forests.Yet many old-growth forests do have things in common.Many scientists think that an old-growth forest must be at least 150 years old.Not every tree in the forest has to be t
10、hat old,though.The canopy should have more than one layer.The tallest trees form the top layer.Fallen trees make holes in the canopy where sunlight gets through.Young trees can grow in these holes.Dead trees give food and shelter to many living things.Old-growth forests are home to plants and animal
11、s that cant live anywhere else.If we study and care for these forests,we can learn a lot.Looking up in an old-growth forest can make you dizzy!CanopyTall trees like pines,maples,and oaksUnderstorySmall trees and bushesForest floorGrasses,ferns,and logsForest LevelsForest LevelsForest LevelsWoods of
12、Wonder Level L56These forests are so different that scientists do not have one definition for old-growth forests.Yet many old-growth forests do have things in common.Many scientists think that an old-growth forest must be at least 150 years old.Not every tree in the forest has to be that old,though.
13、The canopy should have more than one layer.The tallest trees form the top layer.Fallen trees make holes in the canopy where sunlight gets through.Young trees can grow in these holes.Dead trees give food and shelter to many living things.Old-growth forests are home to plants and animals that cant liv
14、e anywhere else.If we study and care for these forests,we can learn a lot.Looking up in an old-growth forest can make you dizzy!CanopyTall trees like pines,maples,and oaksUnderstorySmall trees and bushesForest floorGrasses,ferns,and logsForest LevelsForest LevelsForest LevelsWoods of Wonder Level L7
15、8United StatesCalifornia has many great national parks,some with old-growth forests.In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks,coniferous trees make up most of the old-growth forests.Giant sequoias grow here,and one of these giants is the largest tree in the world.A sequoia can live for more than 3,
16、000 years.The Pacific fisher also lives in the park.Its favorite meal is porcupine.Because it only lives in old-growth forests,some states are trying to protect it.The General Sherman Tree is the largest tree on the planet.Tough,Not TallNot all old-growth forests have towering trees.In some harsh pl
17、aces with wild and icy winds,pines,spruces,and other coniferous trees grow short and twisted.These trees are called Krummholz,a German word meaning“crooked wood.”They are only about 6 feet(1.8 m)tall,but dont let their size fool you.Some are one thousand years old.FisherWoods of Wonder Level L78Unit
18、ed StatesCalifornia has many great national parks,some with old-growth forests.In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks,coniferous trees make up most of the old-growth forests.Giant sequoias grow here,and one of these giants is the largest tree in the world.A sequoia can live for more than 3,000 y
19、ears.The Pacific fisher also lives in the park.Its favorite meal is porcupine.Because it only lives in old-growth forests,some states are trying to protect it.The General Sherman Tree is the largest tree on the planet.Tough,Not TallNot all old-growth forests have towering trees.In some harsh places
20、with wild and icy winds,pines,spruces,and other coniferous trees grow short and twisted.These trees are called Krummholz,a German word meaning“crooked wood.”They are only about 6 feet(1.8 m)tall,but dont let their size fool you.Some are one thousand years old.FisherWoods of Wonder Level L910Across t
21、he country in North Carolina and Tennessee is Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Old-growth forests make up only a small part of this park.These forests are mostly made up of deciduous trees.Endangered Carolina northern flying squirrels live here.These animals do not actually fly.They use skin atta
22、ched to their front and back paws to glide.These animals are in danger because people have cut down other forests where they could live.Autumn is colorful in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Northern flying squirrelWoods of Wonder Level L910Across the country in North Carolina and Tennessee is Gr
23、eat Smoky Mountains National Park.Old-growth forests make up only a small part of this park.These forests are mostly made up of deciduous trees.Endangered Carolina northern flying squirrels live here.These animals do not actually fly.They use skin attached to their front and back paws to glide.These
24、 animals are in danger because people have cut down other forests where they could live.Autumn is colorful in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Northern flying squirrelWoods of Wonder Level L1112JapanShirakami-Sanchi is one of the last old-growth forests in East Asia.It is a small area in the nort
25、hern mountains of Japan.Forests like this one once covered most of northern Japan.The forest is home to a rare kind of serow.This goatlike animal is only found here and in two other small areas in Japan.Black woodpeckers also live here.These birds are endangered in Japan.Japanese serowBlack woodpeck
26、ersA Japanese beech tree reaches for the sun in Shirakami-Sanchi,Japan.Woods of Wonder Level L1112JapanShirakami-Sanchi is one of the last old-growth forests in East Asia.It is a small area in the northern mountains of Japan.Forests like this one once covered most of northern Japan.The forest is hom
27、e to a rare kind of serow.This goatlike animal is only found here and in two other small areas in Japan.Black woodpeckers also live here.These birds are endangered in Japan.Japanese serowBlack woodpeckersA Japanese beech tree reaches for the sun in Shirakami-Sanchi,Japan.Woods of Wonder Level L1314R
28、ussiaThe Western Caucasus in Russia has many forests that are mostly made up of coniferous trees.It is home to many different plants and animals.Some scientists think that a few endangered snow leopards live here.Scientists sometimes find paw prints and other signs.The endangered wisent has also bee
29、n brought back into the forest.Fallen trees like this fir can nurse along other plants in this old-growth forest in the Caucasus of Russia.Wisents are European bison.Snow leopardsWoods of Wonder Level L1314RussiaThe Western Caucasus in Russia has many forests that are mostly made up of coniferous tr
30、ees.It is home to many different plants and animals.Some scientists think that a few endangered snow leopards live here.Scientists sometimes find paw prints and other signs.The endangered wisent has also been brought back into the forest.Fallen trees like this fir can nurse along other plants in thi
31、s old-growth forest in the Caucasus of Russia.Wisents are European bison.Snow leopardsWoods of Wonder Level L1516ConclusionOld-growth forests may be hundreds or thousands of years old.Many of these places are protected,but some are in danger.Humans can damage or destroy them.Once gone,these old-grow
32、th forests may never return.Glossarycanopy(n.)the part of a forest where the tops of trees form a thick layer of leaves(p.6)coniferous of or relating to a group(adj.)of plants,mostly evergreen trees and shrubs,that grow cones and have leaves shaped like needles or scales(p.7)deciduous having leaves
33、that drop off(adj.)in the fall and grow back in the spring(p.9)endangered in danger of dying out (adj.)completely(p.10)old-growth of or relating to very old(adj.)forests(p.4)protect(v.)to guard or defend from harm or danger(p.8)Laws keep some old-growth forests from being logged but not others.Peopl
34、e still argue about how much to protect these forests.Woods of Wonder Level L1516ConclusionOld-growth forests may be hundreds or thousands of years old.Many of these places are protected,but some are in danger.Humans can damage or destroy them.Once gone,these old-growth forests may never return.Glos
35、sarycanopy(n.)the part of a forest where the tops of trees form a thick layer of leaves(p.6)coniferous of or relating to a group(adj.)of plants,mostly evergreen trees and shrubs,that grow cones and have leaves shaped like needles or scales(p.7)deciduous having leaves that drop off(adj.)in the fall a
36、nd grow back in the spring(p.9)endangered in danger of dying out (adj.)completely(p.10)old-growth of or relating to very old(adj.)forests(p.4)protect(v.)to guard or defend from harm or danger(p.8)Laws keep some old-growth forests from being logged but not others.People still argue about how much to
37、protect these forests.Woods of Wonder Level Lwww.readinga-Written by Rus BuyokWoods of WonderCorrelationLEVEL LK1820Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRAWoods of WonderLevel L Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Rus BuyokAll rights reserved.www.readinga-Photo Credits:Front cover:Gary Moon/age fotostock/
38、SuperStock;back cover:Dennis Sabo/Alamy;title page:MIXA/Alamy;page 4:Carr Clifton/Minden Pictures;page 5:Steve Glass/Alamy;page 7:Mike Theiss/National Geographic Stock;page 8(top):Robert Harding Picture Library/SuperStock;page 8(bottom):Shattil&Rozinski/NPL/Minden Pictures;page 9:Daniel Dempster Pho
39、tography/Alamy;page 10:Stephen Dalton/Minden Pictures;page 11:Kazuma Anezaki/Nature Production/Minden Pictures;page 12(left):Hiroya Minakuchi/Minden Pictures;page 12(right):Susumu Ishie/Nature Production/Minden Pictures;page 13:Wild Wonders of Europe/Schandy/Minden Pictures;page 14(top):Cyril Ruoso/JH Editorial/Minden Pictures;page 14(bottom):Image Source/Corbis;page 15:Danita Delimont/Alamywww.readinga-Woods of WonderVisit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.LEVELED BOOK LLORWoods of WonderA Reading AZ Level L Leveled BookWord Count:464Written by Rus Buyok