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A joey is a baby kangaroo and lives in its mother's pouch for about five months. Wombat: The wombat is also a marsupial that is native to Australia. It eats grass, roots and other plants. Emu: The emu is a flightless bird that looks sort of like an ostrich. It eats grass, flowers, seeds, insects etc. Emus can run really fast. ftp -EMU f I boor: sato'v' !.m r parents reading to any of the nutrients it provides. For this reason, it is important that parents not only practice reading skills with their chil- What Is A Customer? Author Unknown A customer is the most important person in arty business. A customer is not dependent on us We are dependent on them. A customer is not an interruption of our work They are the purpose of it. A customer does us a favor when they come in. We aren't doing them a favor by waiting on them. A customer is an essentia! part of our business, not an outsider. A customer is not just money in the cash register. 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Koala: Koalas look like small bears, but it is actually a marsupial mar-supial like the kangaroo. Koalas eat the leaves of the Eucalyptus tree and rarely have to drink water. Koalas actually spend 80 percent of their time in the tree, sleeping. Platypus: The platypus is a unique animal. It is one of two animals in the world that is a mammal and lays egg. The platypus has a flat mouth that looks like a duck's bill. It is a very good swimmer and can stay under water for five minutes. min-utes. When it swims it keeps its eyes and ears closed. It finds food with its bill. Cuscus: The cuscus is a marsupial marsu-pial meaning it carries its baby in its pouch on the outside of its tummy. The baby is born really tiny and crawls into its mother's moth-er's pouch. The joey lives in its mother's pouch till its quite large. Even when it's quite large it still drinks milk from a teat in its mother's pouch dren, but also focus on comprehension. compre-hension. Fortunately, parents can improve im-prove their child's comprehension comprehen-sion by reading with them 10-15 minutes each day one hour a week and discussing what they've read. A competent reader read-er will find the meaning in what he has read or heard, remember details about the story and be able to retell it. "Parents know that developing develop-ing solid reading skills is important im-portant for success in schools and in life," says Richard Bavaria Ba-varia , PhD., vice president of education for Sylvan Learning Center. "Sometimes, though, parents overlook whether their child understands what they are reading. If a child struggles with comprehension it can slow the entire reading process it Although Australians speak English, if you listened to one speak, you might tint understand every word they say. Here are some words Australian's might say for some common words you might say: Australianaussie barbiebarbecue bushcountry chookchicken matefriend g'dayhello jumpe'rsweater lolliescandy nappydiaper fairy flosscotton candy biscuitcookie blokeman togsswimsuit tuckerfood bonzergreat chockafull bodgynot very good no worriesit's okay good onyawell done! give it a burltry it knock backNO, refuse make a quidearn money ace!Excellent, Very Good! Here are some books you can read to learn more about Australia: Postcards From Australia by Helen Arnold . Look What Came from Australia by Kevin A. Davis Here Is the Coral Reef by Madeline Dunphy Destination : Australia by Jonathan Grupper Colors of Australia by Lynn Ainsworth Olawsky Dingoes at Dinnertime by Mary Pope Osborne Wonderful Animals of Australia by John Sibbick children and make reading more a challenge." chal-lenge." To help children become more active readers, the experts ex-perts at Sylvan offer parents the following tips for nurturing comprehension before, during and after the reading process. Before reading: For younger children, take a "picture walk." Point to the picture in the book and discuss what is happening and what she thinks the story will be about. For older children, preview the text before starting to read more complex material. Quickly Quick-ly skim the material for its general gen-eral contents, length, structure and type of information. Determine the purpose for reading the material and what should be learned or remembered remem-bered by reading it. While you are reading, it is best to stop frequently to discuss what is happening and what will happen next. Encourage the child to ask questions about words or parts of the story that are difficult to understand. When you are finished, summarize sum-marize and review the important impor-tant ideas of the text Younger children should be able to answer an-swer questions and discuss the plot line and characters. Older children can compare and contrast con-trast different books written by the same author. For more information on nurturing children's reading behavior, including grade-specific tips and ideas, visit www. educate.comtips or call 1-800-31-success. EM. Cell a ted Estate Pro Today! ME I Hill tT.TAl.UnaUl.lanliloltl V r I It c t rI Ii a o t.uu per verson Bar Emu.TT PaortttiowALt I.IilAT.TtlJ.lolDlrUtl.loltl i ; vr v |