Hedgehogs in the Garden
A short fact text about hedgehogs: where they live, what they eat and why you must not give them milk.
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1 are small animals. You can find them in many parts of Israel, in gardens, fields and parks. A hedgehog has a lot of on its back.
2When a hedgehog is afraid, it into a ball. Then other animals cannot hurt it.
3 sleep in the day and look for food at night. They eat , and . That is why many gardeners like them.
4If you see a hedgehog, do not pick it up. You can put a small plate of water in your garden for it, but never give it milk. Milk makes .
📘 Glossary
- hedgehogs - small animals with sharp spines
- sharp - able to cut or hurt
- spines - the hard, pointed hairs on a hedgehog
- rolls - turns over and over
- insects - small animals with six legs, like ants
- snails - small animals with a shell on their back
- worms - long, thin animals without legs
- sick - not well
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1. Where can you find hedgehogs in Israel?Finding details
2. What does a hedgehog do when it is afraid?Finding details
3. Write TWO things that hedgehogs eat.Making inferences
4. Why do many gardeners like hedgehogs?Finding details
5. When do hedgehogs look for food?Finding details
6. Why must you never give a hedgehog milk?Main idea
7. What is the text mainly about?
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