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River Animals

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Here is a wordsearch that has learners find words like river otter, mink, striped bass, and dogfish. Accurate and colorful pictures of the words appear on the page. This would be ideal for early-elementary youngsters who are studying any kind of animal population. An answer key appears on the page.

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1st - 3rd
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