Storing Food

Storing Food is an informational report.  The text describes how animals store food for winter, for others, as fat, underground, in their stomachs, and in unusual ways.  For example, beavers store weighted branches in their underwater lodges, and male penguins store enough fat to go without food for up to 64 days.  Humans store food, too.  The style is informative and conversational.

The book has a table of contents and is divided into eight sections, an introduction and seven sections supporting the main idea.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Captioned and labelled photographs support the text and add meaning. Nugget lists, as well as a cross-section diagram, are provided.  An index is provided.  The book concludes with a two-page spread that provides the characteristics of a report, including a topic, headings, supporting information, and visuals.

Some words, such as regurgitated, pantries, fungi, and cache may require clarification.  The pronouns they, their, its, it, he, his, and themselves appear.

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