From fur to scales, animals have different types of coverings that help them in many ways.Comprehension Strategies: Applying knowledge, comparing and contrasting, asking and answering questions.Dictionary Words: feathers, fur, hair, shell, skin, spinesVocabulary Words: blue feathers, brown hair, hard shell, long feathers, patterned skin, red legs, scaly skin, sharp spines, short hair, thick fur, thin spines, white furHigh-Frequency Words: a, at, can, has, is, it, its, look, see, the, this,