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Names: Meister, Cari, author. Title: Unicorns / by Cari Meister.
Description: First Edition. | North Mankato, Minnesota: Picture Window Books, 2019. | Series: Nonfiction Picture Books. Mythical creatures | Audience: Ages: 5-7. | Audience: Grades: K to Grade 3. Identifiers: LCCN 2019004853| ISBN 9781515844419 (Hardcover) | ISBN 9781515844457 (eBook PDF) | ISBN 9781515860266 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: UnicornsJuvenile literature. | Forests and forestryFolklore.
Classification: LCC GR830.U6 M45 2019 | DDC 398.24/54dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019004853
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byCariMeister
IllustratedbyDanWhisker
Aunicornthroughthemistyforest.Itsrunningfromhunters whowantitsmagicalhorn.Theunicornstopsinathickgrove.Itsnorts. Thehuntersarefarbehind.Thebeautifulbeasttiltsitshead.Itcatches thescentofayounggirl.Theunicornrushestoherside.
UNICORNBEHAVIOR
Mythicalunicornsusuallyshyawayfromhumans.Butthey areknowntohelpyounggirlsinneed.Insome,powerful magiciansbefriendunicorns.
Unicornsliveinforests,deserts,grasslands,andotherareaswhere theycanhidefromhumans.Someunicornscanblendinwiththeir surroundings.Thatway,theycanrestwithoutbeingseen.
ASIAN UNICORN
SOUTHERN UNICORN
Whentheyarenotresting,unicornsmaybeeating.Theyare andeatmostlygrass.
EUROPEAN UNICORN
Unicornsareastheygallop.
Legendclaimsthattheunicornispeacefulasitgallops.Whenits hoovestouchtheground,notonebladeofgrassiscrushed!
LIFECYCLEOFAUNICORN
Thelifecycleofaunicornisamystery.Butitmightbesimilartothelife cycleofahorse.Althoughhorsesliveabout25years,perhapsunicornsuse theirmagictolivelongerlives.Somethinkthatwhenaunicorndies,its magicalhornpaintsarainbowabovethelandthatwasitshome.
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UNICORNFEATURES
Notallunicornslookthesame.Color,size,horn,andtailtypecanvary. Unicornsfromthesouthernhavepurpleorredcoats.European unicornsarewhite,yellowish-red,orbrown.SomeAsianunicornschange colorstomatchtheirsurroundings.
SOUTHERN UNICORN
EUROPEAN UNICORN
ASIAN UNICORN
Manyunicornhornsarelongand. Hornscanbemanycolors.White,gold,andblackarethemostcommon.
Mostunicornshavelong,flowingtails.ButAsianunicornshaveshorttails.
WHATDOESAEUROPEANUNICORNLOOKLIKE?
HORN: AEuropeanunicornshornislongandspiraled.Thepowerfulhorn canremovefromfoodandwater.Itcanalsocuresickness.Although itdoesntlooksharp,itcancutthroughanything.
EYES: Aunicornseyesarelargewithlongeyelashes.Perhapsthismagical animalseyecolorchanges,dependingonitsmood.
MANE: Themaneisthickandlong.
BEARD: Someunicornshavegoat-likebeards.
COAT: Thecoatcanbealmostanycolor.Whiteisthemostcommon.
SKIN: Aunicornsskinhaspowerstofightillness.
TAIL: Thetailislong.Itcanendina,likealionstail.
HOOVES: Aunicornshoovesarehardanddark.Theyareoften.
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WHATDOESANASIANUNICORNLOOKLIKE?
HORN: AnAsianunicorncanhaveonetothreeflesh-coveredhorns.
MANE: Themaneisthickandlong.
COAT: AnAsianunicornscoatcanbe.Itsusuallyyellow,white,blue,red, orblack.SomeAsianunicornscanchangecolors.
BODY: Thebodyissimilartoadeersbody.
TAIL: Thetailisshort.
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