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Read Works: The Woolly Mammoth ActivityRead Works: The Woolly Mammoth Activity
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Read Works: The Woolly Mammoth

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[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the woolly mammoth, their importance to humans during the Ice Age, and possible reasons why they became extinct. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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extinction, reading comprehension

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extinct, readworks.org, asian elephant, ice age, readworks: the woolly mammoth, informational text

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