Pohutakawa

My reading gorp and I read a book all about pohutakawa's . Then miss Stevenson mad a page with lines and werdes  . The lines were for the children to write the ansers and the werdes were for reading



Name Tuva-lisa      Date 4.4.19

Pōhutakawa Junior Journal 45
Because the pōhutukawa has red flowers and it blooms in December, it is often thought of as New Zealand’s  christmas             tree. The pōhutukawa is special to Maori, and it provides a   habitat        and food for many creatures.
Pōhutukawa prefer to grow in warm places by the sea, and they have special           features        which help them grow in sandy soil. The top of its leaves are shiny and green with a       waxy           coating which helps protect them from the salt, sun and dry conditions.
The   bark               is rough which protects the tree from losing water through its trunk and branches. New flower buds have a special covering which helps   protect                them from wind and salt. The roots grow deep into the soil or sand. They take water from the ground to help them grow and stand up.
Pōhutukawa provide a home and food for birds,          insects    and other creatures. Some    seabirds         such as shags make their nests in their branches. Other birds, like the tui, eat the  Nectar                 from the flowers. Lizards and pekapeka also like to eat the nectar. Insects such as weevils and moths eat the leaves, flowers, wood and bark, and live in the dead       leaves            under the trees.