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The heartfelt true story of Owen the hippopotamus and Mzee the 133-year-old tortoise will have budding readers engaged as they practice vocabulary in the context of Isabella Hatkoff's nonfiction story. Although you could include more, there is detailed instruction here for nine new words: anxious, bond, commotion, endure, fend, inseparable, intruder, sanctuary, and secure. After introducing these, challenge listeners to raise a hand when they hear one and encourage them to pay attention to context clues. Each word has a set of comprehension questions to elicit connections to familiar concepts, and there are graphic organizer options linked.
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