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Snail Stories and Snail Facts

Tell how a storybook and an information book are different.

Answer Key

Read two books

Book A tells a story. Book B gives information. Read both.

Book A: Sam Wins the Race

Sam the snail wanted to win the garden race. "I will be the fastest!" he told his friend Lu the ladybug. Lu flew to the finish line and waved a leaf.

Sam crept and crept. At last, Sam crossed the line. He said, "I may be slow, but I did not quit!" Lu cheered and gave him a leaf crown.

Book B: Garden Snails

A garden snail has a soft body and a hard shell on its back. The shell keeps the snail safe. When danger is near, the snail pulls its body inside.

Snails move along very slowly. They glide on a layer of slime, and the slime leaves a shiny trail. A snail eats leaves, flowers, and other plants in the garden.

Which book is which?

Think about what each book does.

1.
Which book tells a story?
  • A. Book B
  • B. Both books
  • C. Book A
  • D. Neither book
2.
Which book gives facts about real snails?
  • A. Book A
  • B. Book B
  • C. Both books
  • D. Neither book
3.
Does each clue fit a storybook or an information book? Sort the clues.
Animals have names and talk.Tells true facts about real animals.Tells what happens to a character.Teaches how snails move and eat.
StorybookInformation book
Animals have names and talk.
Tells what happens to a character.
Tells true facts about real animals.
Teaches how snails move and eat.
4.
How can you tell that Book A is a storybook?
  • A. It tells what snails eat and how they move.
  • B. It lists facts about a snail's hard shell.
  • C. It explains how real snails keep safe.
  • D. A snail talks to his friend the ladybug.

Facts and make-believe

Look for facts in Book B and make-believe in Book A.

5.
Use a word from the word bank to finish the sentence about Book B.
Word bank: facts · wishes · jokes · riddles

Book B tells facts about real snails.

6.
Read Book B. Underline the sentence that tells what a snail eats.

A garden snail has a soft body and a hard shell on its back.The shell keeps the snail safe.When danger is near, the snail pulls its body inside.Snails move along very slowly.They glide on a layer of slime, and the slime leaves a shiny trail.A snail eats leaves, flowers, and other plants in the garden.

7.
Which thing in Book A could not happen in real life?
  • A. A snail moves very slowly.
  • B. A snail talks to a ladybug.
  • C. A snail crawls on the ground.
  • D. A ladybug flies near a garden.
8.
Which question can Book B answer, but Book A cannot?
  • A. What do garden snails eat?
  • B. Who is Sam's friend?
  • C. Who wins the garden race?
  • D. What does Lu give to Sam?
9.
Which book would you pick to learn how real snails move? Tell why.

I would pick Book B. It gives facts about real snails, like how they glide on slime and move slowly.