When they sleep they hang
upside down.

They have poor eye-sight
so they have to rely
on their hearing to find
their way around.

Were you successful? 
The more background information you have about the topic the easier it is to read. 
How can you use this information to help your children read better? 

• You can help young readers by doing
  'Book Orientations' thoroughly. 
• With older readers simply discussing or 'brainstorming' the topic, reading the title and chapter headings, and reading the 'Blurb'  will help set ideas in train that help enormously with predictions and problem solving as they read.