BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Bird beaks vary in shape, size and purpose for different birds. Some use them to find food, other to capture it. The different shapes are perfect for their individual needs. A toucan's beak helps cool the bird, a flamingo uses its beak to algae and shrimp from the water. An eagle's beak is for tearing, a macaw uses it's beak to help it climb.
22 different birds, masterfully illustrated by page - a close up of the beak with a picture of the whole bird for perspective makes this illustrated non-fiction as beautiful as it is informative. I loved the pages at the back showing the relative size of each bird compared to an adult human. An amazing resource in a science classroom, or anywhere kids are interested in birds.
Lisa Librarian
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