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Hello fellow students. My name is De"o*,Ix*and f'm a 5th grade student at an elementaryschool in Watsonville. I'm in a special class wherewe are learning about wetlands and I'd like toshare with you about what wetlunds are, howimportant they are, and an animal of particularinterest ta Itr€r Hanr;e.r H o.*r !4 .

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But before I start my book, I'd like to sharewith you about some of my favorite things.

Okay, now I'm ready to write about whatwetlands are and facts about one of my favoriteanimals,

First, wetlarcds are essentially a very uniqueecosystem in that the land is always, or at leastmost of time, wet- hence the name, wetlands. Thisecosystem has special characteristics such as:

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Second; wG are yery fortunate to literally havewetlands as part of our community. They servemany important purposes, such as:

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Third, there is a particular animal of interestto me, namely the L4*xryi*'r ilt*,r* i4 . I chosethisanimalbecause ir {s \*,,*,au*&i$,,i,T to**

In the following paragraphs, I will brieflydiscuss what I researched about my animal ofinterestrthe Hqsq:ucr ffi #r\*X4. I witl cover thefollowing: classification, common name, scientificname, physical characteristics, behavior, if theanimal camouflages, adaptations ) range)migratory, population, status, reproduction,habitat, prey, predators, where animal fits in foodweb, and whether the Ohlone Indians used theanimal for food, clothingr or other purposes. I

ClossiJicotion

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into itsenvironment?

After reading about my animal, I realtze that

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Adaptations

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Animal behavior

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Ronge

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Migranry)..does it trwelfrom one location toanother during seasons?

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Populotion

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Reproduction

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Food web

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Ohlone Indians

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References(web-sites)

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. Please feel free tocommenl about my book and also, test yourknowledge by answering the following questionsbelow. I look forward to hearing from you.

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