Birds Under the Water

Birds Under the Water is an informational text about birds that can swim under and on the water – and one bird that can run underwater.  The lively text is composed of simple language patterns that are close to oral language.  One question is posed directly to the reader.

All the sentences are short and predictable.  Vibrant photographs match the text directly. A question mark is used.  The book concludes with cameo photographs of all the birds and an index.

The high frequency words are it and where.  Interest words include water, food, and dive.  The positional words are under, on, and into.

This title is from the Sails Literacy series. Hook readers and ignite their curiosity - over 700 levelled texts with bright, colourful, sophisticated designs.