Emerald's Eggs

Comprehension questions:

1.  What are some reasons the rangers are trying to find the sea turtles?

2.  Explain what the rangers due to show where the turtles go on land.

3.  Why is Padre Island a good place for turtles to go?

4.  What is unique about Leatherback turtles?

5.  Why does the green sea turtle have green fat?

6.  How do you think the author feels about turtles?

7.  What was the author's purpose for writing this reader's theatre?

8.  What do you think the main idea of this story is?

Vocab:

comprehend If you comprehend something, you understand it.

 pliable Something that is pliable is easy to move or bend.

solitary To live in solitary way means to live alone all of most of the time.

scan To scan a place is to sweep your eyes carefully over the entire area because you are looking for a particular thing.

vulnerable A person or animal that is vulnerable is unprotected, or at risk of being harmed.

exuberant If someone is exuberant, he or she is full of enthusiasm and joy.

mature A mature animal or person is fully grown.

lumbers When an animal lumbers, it moves in a slow and clumsy way.

encircle To encircle a place means to form a circle around it.

nurture If you nurture a living thing, you care for it while it is growing and developing.