Page 14 September 13 , 2012 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Have you ever visited a swamp? Birds, snakes and alligators! Newspaper Fun!www.readingclubfun.comAnnimills LLC c 2012 V9-38 “swampy” friends at the mouth are covered by shallow water. Wetlands! India about a crocodile tricking a Have you ever heard the tale from Wetlands are areas that I live in the ocean. I meet my of the Suwannee River, which Water, mud, plants and living monkey into taking a ride on his empties into the Gulf of Mexico! bzzz creatures make up the wetlands. back across the river? The monkey There are many fascinating things realizes that the crocodile is going spruce trees to see and watch in swamps, bogs to drown him and he and marshes. If you like to explore tricks the moss Can you find and circle these 2 Ask your librarian for this story and crocodile into bringing him home.these areas, be careful. A wetlandwith a boardwalk would be safest!cattails snails back to his peat ducks plants and creatures found in 1 ferns the different wetlands? turtles K I H S A C I What Kind of A J K S A Tdragonflies O P T D I K R A T www.readingclubfun.com bogsmuskrats marsheswoodpeckersswampspuzzles3Wetland is it?Freesawgrass I U U S T R W I S A N A T E O Y E I H C G I Psnakesskunk cabbage P K J S S S V C I B A S L i a I am an __ ll __ g __ t __ r!wild orchidsaO D G A H T A W L E E D F T H I Y G T R E K H L Y R A B S Y R o C P E A T F M O S S C J Y I G O F A F D S Read the clues to fill in the crossword. K I T R F C V B N U J K L A J D O G A I N 1. these wetlands have lots of water, mud and trees; alligators live here E D F K P O U I D R A G O N F L I E S C R 2. only some plants and animals live in these because the water has more R G H S C Y R G H B I U N S N I L K P O E acid in it; water does not flow in and out; rainwater keeps them wet; they S P R U C E T R E E S K J I U W J I Y T F may be old lakes filled up to become “spongy” with mosses and shrubs N I Y M L K U H S N A K E S S E L T R U T 3. these are sunny, open wetlands with lots of grass Sometimesswamps in A 3 6 7 8 the southeastern area of our country are called Well-Known 1 2 4 5 9 famous swamp’s 184115 221911144044452112201013 Swamp!B L A C bearsA L L I G A T R SC Y P R E S S T R E S. bayous Each word below is a clue to this spell it correctly. S H A L L W waters 52 34 33 32 283527365137 242638504942484746 Hidden53noesS P O G Y B O G SG R A S S S and reeds K A Y A S and catoFill in the2517 23163943G E O R G I A and L O R I D A name. missing letter of each word M O S Q U I T O S and snakes Wetland 54 31 29 P A T - F I L L E D Treasures!wetland 30 Looking for animals in wetlands is like looking for hidden pictures in a puzzle! The animals blend into their environment for safety. Whoa! That’s a big one. You cannot walk everywhere so take these along with you to have a better look: What Kind of Wetland Is It? G = Green Sometimes it is hard to say if a wetland is a marsh, ! Created by Annimills LLC c 2012 bog, or swamp. It may have some characteristics of each. Onearea that is hard to define is located in Florida. Y = Yellow These famous wetlands are protected in a National Park.Have you ever heard about the: G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G Y Y Y G Y G Y G Y Y Y G Y Y Y G G G G Y Y Y G G Y G G G G Y Y Y G G Y Y Y G G Y Y Y G G Y Y Y Y G G G Y G Y G Y G G G Y G Y G G Y G G G Y G G G Y G Y G Y G Y G Y G G G Y G G Y Y G G Y G Y G Y Y G G Y Y Y G G G Y G Y Y G Y G G G Y Y Y G Y G Y G Y Y G G G Y Y Y G Y G G G Y G Y G Y G G G Y G Y Y G G G Y G Y G Y G G G Y G Y G Y G Y G Y G G G G G Y Fun Y Y Y G G Y Y Y G G Y Y Y G Y G G Y Y G G G Y Y Y G G Y Y Y G Y G Y G Y Y Y G G Y Y Y G Y Y Y G Newspaper G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
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