Capitalization
The joey still pokes its head back in when it wants milk, but there isn't much room anymore.
As soon as a joey is born, it climbs into its mother's pouch.
During this time the joey's eyes open, and it grows hair.
In the pouch, the joey finds the ends of special tubes. These tubes contain milk.
"Churk-churk-churk!" I cry in a high-pitched tone.
The predator is too big to fit in the burrows.
What does he hear?
The prairie dog's stomach feels empty, so it goes off in search of roots and insects.
Slowly it peeks out from the mound. It is searching for signs of a hawk.
"Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" is a book about a fourth grader named Peter Hatcher.
Peter feels that he gets blamed for the mischief Fudge creates.
Peter is still upset, so his father decides to buy him a new pet.
I liked "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" because it was about an ordinary kid like me.
The things that happened to Peter and his brother were so funny. They made me realize my brother is pretty funny, too.
A hedgehog is a small mammal.
Petting a hedgehog might feel a little like petting a hairbrush.
A hedgehog has quills all over its face, legs, and belly.
A hedgehog looks like a porcupine, but the two animals aren't related.
A hedgehog rolls up into a ball when it goes to sleep. This protects the softest parts of its body.
Everyday we went with Mom to look for fossils.
In the desert it was hot during the day and freezing at night.
"This is some vacation," I complained on the first day.
My mother is a scientist who teaches at a university and studies fossils.
Wind blew the sand everywhere. Even our food had sand on it!