We've been writing non-chronological reports on creatures that don't actually exist, but have, seemingly, adapted to their habitat.  We made it sound as convincing as possible.  This is Owen's: 

The Small Terror

Introduction

In the deserts of North Africa amongst the crinkly dunes there walks a creature that has adapted to the lands that no human can live in. It has learned to live, feed and breed. It has become one of the most wanted to see animals. But no one can find it. Have you seen or heard of this animal ?

Where it lives

Many people think that the Small Terror lives in holes or sleeps above the sand under the stars. But they’re wrong… it lives in bushes. People think that there are no bushes in the deserts, however 5% of North African deserts are covered in vegetation.

Eye sight

Like a lot of animals it can see brilliantly in the dark, much better that humans, but this creature has a unique ability, it can see its prey’s footsteps with ease in the dark. This animal hunts in the night and the day, but has a better chance of finding its prey in the pitch black. The nights in North Africa are like a black room, once it gets dark there is no way you can get out. It’s one of the best hunters in the dark. It can run as fast as a cheetah.

Body

This creature is not the biggest creature in the deserts, but it knows the desert like the back of it paw. It’s really hard to pick up because of its jagged scales. The weakness is underneath the scales (the belly), if the predator can’t peck at the belly it occasionally gives up.

Food

The Small Terror doesn’t eat worms or scorpions. It eats spiders and other animal eggs. The Small Terror’s claws can rip its prey in half.

 

By Owen (Yr6)