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    Taking the Chill Out

    Mia likes animals. She likes all kinds of animals, even the ones other people think are
    ugly. Every summer, Mia and her dad have a lot of fun together at the zoo.
    One frosty morning, after the first snowfall, Mia got a surprise. Mia’s dad asked her if
    she wanted to go to the zoo.
    “But it’s cold outside Dad,” Mia said. “Won’t the animals be inside?”
    “It’s not that cold,” her dad replied. “Lots of animals will be outside.”
    “But there’s snow on the ground, Dad,” Mia said.
    “Some animals are used to the snow,” her dad replied. “What about polar bears and
    penguins?
    “Will the zoo be open?” Mia asked.
    “Sure, it will,” her dad replied.
    “Alright Dad. Let’s go!”
    At the zoo, Mia wrapped her coat tight around herself. She watched a lion stretched
    out on a big rock. “Why isn’t he cold, Dad?” Mia asked.
    “His keepers use a heating pad to help him stay warm,” her dad said.
    “Heating pad? That’s silly!” Mia said and laughed. “I don’t see any heating pad.”
    “The heating pad is hidden inside the fake rocks that the lion is lying on.”
    “Hmm…” Mia said as she thought about it. “That’s pretty smart.”
    Mia pushed her hands deeper into her coat pockets.
    She watched the otters play in their pool. “How come they’re not cold Dad?” Mia
    asked.
    Their keepers heat the water to help them stay warm,” her dad said.
    “Like a hot water bottle?” Mia said and laughed.
    “Not quite,” her dad replied. “Zoos warm up the water in the pools for all the animals
    who like to swim. Think of how good a warm bath feels when you come in from
    playing in the cold.”
    “Hmm…,” Mia said as she thought about it. “That’s pretty smart.”
    Mia slid on a patch of ice as she stopped at the giraffe enclosure. She looked but
    couldn’t see any of the big animals. “How come the giraffes got cold and went inside
    Dad? Are heating pads and hot water bottles not enough to keep them warm?”
    “Well, let’s think about this for a minute. What might happen to a giraffe’s long legs
    and neck if they slipped on some ice like you almost did?”
    “Oh, I get it Dad,” Mia said and laughed. “The giraffes need winter boots.”
    “That’s pretty smart.” Dad said.
    1. Fill in the blanks.
    a. Animals like ________________ and ________________ are used to the snow.
    b. Some zoos hide ________________ inside fake ________________ for the lions to lie
    on.
    c. Zoos warm up the ________________ in the ________________ for animals who like
    to swim.

    2. What would happen if the zoo didn’t warm the water in the otter’s pool during the
    winter?
    ____________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________

    3. What might happen to a giraffe if it walked on ice? Answer in a complete sentence.


    ____________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________

    4. Pick a zoo animal and describe how you would keep them warm in the winter?
    ____________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________

    5. What are the names of the two characters in the story?


    ____________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________

    6. Where does the story take place?


    ____________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________

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