the room Owen one of Ellie’s classmates had just finished giving his report about the pancake tortoise As he took a bow Ellie flew past accidentally knocking him over Hold your horses Owen said rubbing his bottom Sorry Ellie said She flexed her muscle power and scooped Owen up in her arms Then she returned him safely to his seat
Ellie quickly took her place in front of the rest of the third-grade class She was eager to talk about her topic the golden-cheeked warbler The bird was nearly extinct and Ellie was determined to save it After all she was a superhero Saving things was her specialty The golden-cheeked warbler is a small bird with yellow cheeks Ellie began It lives in the forest where there are trees and shrubs and other brush The warbler eats insects and pieces of nuts But it’s endangered Too many trees are being cut down Ellie paused and looked at her classmates Not by Ax the Lumberjack I stopped that villain when he tried to chop down my tree house Humans are the ones cutting them down At his desk Ellie’s classmate Dex was drawing a picture of her in his notebook He made her look like a tree
with branches for arms and legs Ax the Lumberjack was chasing her Timberrrr Dex whispered so that Miss Little couldn’t hear But Ellie’s powerful ears picked up his voice loud and clear Ellie narrowed her eyes She was sure Dex was secretly an evil mastermind He’s peskier than a hoverfly she thought Thank you for your report Ellie Miss Little said as Ellie sat back down Trees are removed to build houses and roads Even schools like ours But cutting them down can hurt the environment There are other things that also cause problems for our planet Can anyone give an example Joshua raised his hand If you forget to turn off the lights you’re wasting electricity
