Sugar gliders are social animals, but they aren t your usual pet. These cute, cuddly, gliding marsupials were first brought to the US in 1993, and have since become wildly popular. As small as a grain of rice when they are born, these exotics only grow to be 3 to 5 ounces, which makes them perfect to tuck away in your pocket! If you are looking for an affectionate, unique addition to your family, a sugar glider might just be for you! This title will allow students to refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. Text based questions Bold keywords with phonetic glossary Color photos with captions Fact boxes.