Action: Defence

Action: Defence is an informational report that explores the defense mechanisms of various animals such as camouflage, flight, and chemical defenses. The book also discusses text connections, planning an informational report, and features of an informational report.

The text is divided into sections and has a Contents.  A variety of sentence types is used.  Captioned photographs support and enhance the text.  Text boxes call attention to literary features and prompt the use of comprehension strategies, such as questioning, clarifying, and predicting.  An index is provided.

Content-specific vocabulary is defined in context.

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