Kelly Calhoun - Flashy Feathers: Macaw

Published in the United States of America by
Cherry Lake Publishing
Ann Arbor, Michigan
www.cherrylakepublishing.com

Content Adviser: Susan Heinrichs Gray
Reading Adviser: Marla Conn, ReadAbility, Inc.
Book Design: Felicia Macheske

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Calhoun, Kelly, author.
Flashy feathers / Kelly Calhoun.
pages cm. (Guess what)
Summary: Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves
animals. Guess What: Flashy Feathers: Macaw provides young curious readers with striking visual clues and simply
written hints. Using the photos and text, readers rely on visual literacy skills, reading, and reasoning as they solve the
animal mystery. Clearly written facts give readers a deeper understanding of how the animal lives. Additional text
features, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

Provided by publisher.
Audience: Ages 5-8.
Audience: K to grade 3.
ISBN 978-1-63362-626-3 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-63362-716-1 (pbk.) ISBN 978-1-63362-806-9 (pdf)
ISBN 978-1-63362-896-0 (ebook)
1. MacawsJuvenile literature. [1. Parrots.] I. Title.
QL696.P7C3165 2016
598.71dc23
ISBN-13 978-1-68444-534-9 (ebook)
2015003094

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Table of Contents

I can see
more colors
than you.

My body
is covered
with colorful
feathers.

Yak

Yak

Yak

I can
imitate
you.

I use my
feet to
grab things.

I am
smart and
I like
to play!

I have
wings
and can fly .

I have
long tail
feathers.

I use my
strong beak
for eating.

Do you know what I am?

Im a
Macaw!

About Macaws

Macaws can imitate human voices .

Macaws have strong beaks that are
good for crushing nuts and berries.

Macaws have bright feathers to
help them blend in with fruits and
flowers in trees.

There are different kinds of
macaws.

Macaws live in large groups,
called flocks.

Glossary

grab (grab) to take hold of something suddenly

imitate (IM-i-tate) to copy or mimic someone or
something

smart (smahrt) clever and quick-witted, bright

voices (VOIS-ez) the sounds produced by air
passing through the throat and out of the mouth

Index

beak,
berries,
body,

colors,

eating,

feathers,
feet,
flocks,
flowers,
flying,
fruits,

grabbing,

humans,

imitating,

nuts,

playing,

seeing,

tail,
trees,

voices,

wings,