Kelly Calhoun - Fast and Flightless: Ostrich

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Cherry Lake Publishing
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Calhoun, Kelly, author.
Fast and flightless / 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: Fast and Flightless: Ostrich 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.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-63362-627-0 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-63362-717-8 (pbk.) ISBN 978-1-63362-807-6 (pdf)
ISBN 978-1-63362-897-7 (ebook)
1. OstrichesJuvenile literature. 2. Childrens questions and answers. I. Title.
QL696.S9C35 2016
598.524dc23
ISBN-13 978-1-68444-533-2 (ebook)
2015003090

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Table of Contents

I have
really big
eyes.

I have very
strong legs
and I can
run fast.

My body
is covered
with soft
feathers.

I have
a long
neck.

I can
be very
noisy .

I have two
toes and
sharp claws
on my feet.

I have
wings , but
I cannot fly.

I lay really
big eggs.

Do you know what I am?

Im an
Ostrich!

About Ostriches

Ostriches can run up to miles
per hour.

An ostrich can weigh over
pounds.

Ostriches lay the largest eggs of
any birds.

Ostriches have the largest eyes of
any land animal.

Ostriches dont need to drink
much water in the desert .

Glossary

claws (klawz) sharp nails on the foot of an animal

covered (KUHV-urd) with something on top of or
in front of it

desert (DEZ-urt) a dry area where hardly any
plants grow because there is so little rain

largest (LAHRJ-ist) biggest

noisy (NOI-zee) loud

Index

body,

claws,

desert,
drinking, water,

eggs,
eyes,

legs,

neck,

running,

toes,

wings,

feathers,
feet,
flying,