Cool Cockroaches

Cool Cockroaches is an informational explanation about an ancient pest.  The text explains why cockroaches are phenomenal survivors, as well as how cockroaches multiply and some of their unusual characteristics.  The style is informative and conversational.

The book has a contents and is divided into five sections.  Section headings are used.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Captioned and labelled photographs, a diagram, and a sidebar support the text and add meaning.  A key points graphic organizer shows the structure and main ideas in the book.  A glossary and index are provided.  The book concludes with a two-page spread that tells how to write an informational explanation.

Some words may require clarification: prehistoric, decaying, radiation, resistance, eventually, species, substance, bacteria.

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