Nights+of+the+Pufflings

media type="custom" key="24611520"Nights of the Pufflings []

Puffins are sea birds that can fly, swim, and dig burrows. These squat birds live on cold, Arctic coasts.
 * Anatomy**: Puffins have thick, waterproof feathers that protect them from the cold. They have webbed feet that help them swim. Their huge, parrot-like bill stores fish as they hunt underwater. It is wide in profile and narrow when viewed from the front. In breeding season, the bill becomes brightly colored.
 * Diet**: Puffins are **carnivores** (meat-eaters) that dive in the sea for food. They eat mostly small fish.
 * Eggs and Chicks**: Puffins dig a deep burrow in which the female lays a single egg. Both parents feed the chick for about 6 weeks. The parents then abandon the chick who will leave the burrow after about a week without food. It will then go the sea and fish for itself. Puffins often mate for life.

This is a great video I found on youtube. Take a look. media type="file" key="Night of the Pufflings.flv" width="360" height="270"

A link to the story with questions. How is it different from our basal reader story. Read and aswner the questions at the end. []

Here are a few more questions. Maybe this would be a good pre-reading drill.

Here is a powerpoint on the vocabulary for this story. [|www.swsd.k12.pa.us/~michelle_krill/.../Th4_Nights_Pufflings.ppt -] Here is a link to get to know the puffins. [|http://www.audubon.org/bird/puffin/PuffinQuestions.html#26]. [of the Pufflings]