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Directions:Writeyourtopic(theanimalyouwillresearch)onthefirstline.Inthe
chart,writewhatyouknowaboutitandwhatyouwanttoknow.Thenwriteinformation
sourcesyoucanuse.Asyouresearch,writeinformationtouseinyourreport.
Topic_______________________________________________________________
WhatILearnedWhatIWanttoKnowWhatIKnowWKL
Ladybugs
Ladybugscanfly.
Theyliveingardens.
Theyaresmalland
havedots.
Areallladybugs
females?
Whydopeoplelike
themingardens?
Doladybugslivein
otherplaces?
Whatkindsofbooks
andothersources
canhelpme?
Ladybugsarebeetles.
Therearemalesand
females.
Theyflyandcrawland
climbplants.
Theyeataphids.Aphids
drinkplantsap.
Books:Ladybugologyby
MichaelElsohnRoss
WhatAboutLadybugs?by
CeliaGodkin
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3. Ladybug, Ladybug
Ladybugs are not all femailes. There are mailes too,
like other beetles. Ladybugs fly. But they clime on
plants most.
Garden people are glad to see ladybugs. Ladybugs
eat aphids.
The book Ladybugology by Michael Elsohn Ross tells
about people who thought these bugs brought luck.
They were signs of weddings and good wheather. Now
they are signs of good gardens. People like ladybugs for
alot of reasons.
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4. Ladybug, Ladybug
Ladybugs are not all femailes. There are mailes too,
like other beetles. Ladybugs fly. But they clime on
plants most.
Garden people are glad to see ladybugs. Ladybugs
eat aphids.
The book Ladybugology by Michael Elsohn Ross tells
about people who thought these bugs brought luck.
They were signs of weddings and good wheather. Now
they are signs of good gardens. People like ladybugs for
alot of reasons.
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of the time.
People with gardens
, tiny bugs that hurt plants by drinking sap.
In the past,

5. Ladybug, Ladybug
Ladybugs are not all femailes. There are mailes too,
like other beetles. Ladybugs fly. But they clime on
plants most.
Garden people are glad to see ladybugs. Ladybugs
eat aphids.
The book Ladybugology by Michael Elsohn Ross tells
about people who thought these bugs brought luck.
They were signs of weddings and good wheather. Now
they are signs of good gardens. People like ladybugs for
alot of reasons.
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females males
climb
of the time. ,
People with gardens
, tiny bugs that hurt plants by drinking sap.
In the past, weather
a lot

6. Ladybug, Ladybug
Ladybugs are not all females. There are males too,
like other beetles. Ladybugs fly, but they climb on plants
most of the time.
People with gardens are glad to see ladybugs.
Ladybugs eat aphids, tiny bugs that hurt plants by
drinking sap.
People like ladybugs for a lot
of reasons. The book
Ladybugology by Michael Elsohn
Ross tells about people who
thought these bugs brought
luck. In the past, they were
signs of weddings and good
weather. Now they are signs
of good gardens.
This is like pictures in the
book What About Ladybugs?
by Celia Godkin.
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