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El veterinario
6-pack
ISBN: 9780176360061
Copyright Date: 2003
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
N
Strategy/Skill:
Asking questions, Comprehension strategies, Making connections, Using graphic sources
Genre:
Report
Theme/Topic:
Health, Pets, Responsibility, Weather
Classification:
Nonfiction
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Book Summary
A busy city vet talks about his work. Readers follow a day in his life as he treats the different animals that children have brought in.
Features of the Book
- Nonfiction text features – glosario, índice alfabético, definiciones, estudios de caso, fotografías, letreros
- First-person narrative in the present tense
- Case studies of animals
- Descriptions of people’s occupations
- Specialized vocabulary – veterinario, clínica, recepcionista, plan de trabajo, temperatura
- Animal words – periquito australiano, tortuga, conejo, gato, perro, conejillo de Indias
Purpose
El veterinario can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:
- making connections between children’s experiences and the text
- formulating questions
- developing strategies for reading unknown words
- using charts and diagrams to record important details
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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