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An alligator resting at the edge of a swamp
Alligators
A Nature Reader · Level 1
🐊 Non-Fiction 🌿 Swamp 📖 8 Pages
An alligator lying in a swamp with its body visible
Page 1
This is an alligator.
It is big and strong.
An alligator floating in water with just its eyes showing
Page 2
It lives in the swamp.
It likes the wet mud.
🌿 Alligators live in swamps, lakes, and rivers!
An alligator swimming in water
Page 3
It can swim fast.
Its big tail helps it go.
💨 Alligators can swim up to 20 miles per hour!
An alligator with its mouth open showing teeth
Page 4
Look at its teeth!
It has up to 80 teeth.
🦷 An alligator can grow 3,000 teeth in its life!
An alligator basking in the sun on a riverbank
Page 5
It sits in the sun.
The sun keeps it warm.
☀️ Alligators are cold-blooded. They need the sun to warm up!
A mother alligator near a nest of eggs
Page 6
The mom makes a nest.
She keeps her eggs safe.
Baby alligators in the water
Page 7
The babies are small.
Mom takes them to the water.
🐊 A baby alligator is only 6 to 8 inches long!
An alligator resting peacefully in a green swamp
Words I Learned
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