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1) Ostriches
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 20 cm.
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Describes the appearance, habits, nesting, feeding, infancy, and importance to humans of the world's largest bird.
2) Ostriches
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46 pages : illustrations (color) ; 28 cm.
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"A look at ostriches, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their long and powerful legs, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their herd hierarchy in the world today"--
3) Ostriches
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96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 27 cm.
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A book filled with interesting facts and information about ostriches, the world's largest birds.
4) Ostriches
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Ostriches can't fly, but they can run! Learn about how these birds survive in their desert home.
5) Ostriches
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Ostriches are birds that can't fly. They take it in stride, sprinting in short bursts instead. When ostriches can't run from danger, they face it head on. Well, with their heads on the ground. Discover the ostrich-a bird of a different build.
6) Ostriches
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Meet the biggest bird in the world-the ostrich! Everything about this title is big, from the full-bleed photographs to the content. Readers will learn all that is super-sized about this soaring bird. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
7) Ostriches
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This book introduces readers to the physical characteristics, behaviors, habitat, and life cycle of ostriches. Features include a table of contents, fun facts, a labeled diagram, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index.
8) Ostriches
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In Ostriches, beginning readers will follow ostriches as they roam Africa and lay large eggs. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn how ostriches survive in the wild.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify an ostrich's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about ostriches online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate...
10) 142 ostriches
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262 pages ; 21 cm
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"When Tallulah Jones was thirteen, her grandmother plucked her from the dank Oakland apartment she shared with her unreliable mom and brought her to the family ostrich ranch in the Mojave Desert. After eleven years caring for the curious, graceful birds, Tallulah accepts a job in Montana and prepares to leave home. But when Grandma Helen dies under strange circumstances, Tallulah inherits everything - just days before the birds inexplicably stop laying...
11) 142 Ostriches
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Set against the unexpected splendor of an ostrich ranch in the California desert, April Dávila's beautifully written debut conjures an absorbing and compelling heroine in a story of courage, family and forgiveness.
When Tallulah Jones was thirteen, her grandmother plucked her from the dank Oakland apartment she shared with her unreliable mom and brought her to the family ostrich ranch in the Mojave Desert. After eleven years caring for the curious,...
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The ostrich is the largest bird on Earth. These flightless birds have short wings, but they can run extremely fast at up to 43 miles per hour. Their strong legs are powerful enough to kill large predators. Your avid explorers will learn intriguing facts about these grassland-dwelling birds. Where do they live? What do they eat? How big are their eggs? This book answers these questions and more. Age-appropriate text and attention-grabbing photographs...
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Meet the tallest land animal in the world-the giraffe! Everything about this title is big, from the full-bleed photographs to the content. Readers will learn all that is super-sized about this towering mammal. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Translated by native Spanish speakers-and immersion school educators. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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The Better Together series presents an introductory look at some of nature's most exciting cooperative pairs. Zebras and Ostriches explores the close mutualistic relationship between the two animals. Sidebars encourage readers to engage in the material by asking deeper questions or conducting individual research. Full color photos, a glossary, and a listing of additional resources all enhance the learning experience.
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Count five fast ostriches as they flee-and hide-from a lurking lion in this playful, rhyming twist on an early concepts counting book!
Five ostriches run, stomp, and hide from a sneaky lion....But a surprise ending reveals that the lion is only trying to play hide-and-seek! The back of the book includes five fun facts about ostriches and an idea for a game that will inspire your little readers to get moving, too.
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"A charming mystery." - Publishers Weekly on book one in the Dr. Bannerman Vet Mystery series
It's springtime in rural Manitoba, and the snow has finally left the exotic animal farm when an ostrich finds and swallows a shiny object. (Because this is what ostriches do.) Cue veterinarian and amateur sleuth Dr. Peter Bannerman, who surgically removes the object, which looks like an ancient Viking artifact. Soon after, people around are horrified by...
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Ostriches are the largest birds on Earth, and many of these supersized animals call zoos home. These big birds don't bury their heads in the sand like many believe, but they do all sorts of amazing things. Running more than 40 miles (64.4 km) per hour and using their wings to steer as they go, these big birds will wow beginning readers with their lives inside their zoo habitats. Through simple text and full-color photography readers will also learn...
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Welcome to the amazing world of Ostriches Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Ostriches.
You will find Ostriches in nature with pictures to include the many Ostriches species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Ostriches Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 58 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Ostriches with facts and color photos.
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Ostriches are the biggest birds on Earth. Not only that, they can run distances at about the same speed as a car on a city street! These adaptations are extraordinary, but other birds have even more bizarre adaptations! From gizzards to the many colorful mating displays, bird adaptations are covered in fun, engaging detail throughout this volume. The main content addresses curriculum topics such as animal body systems, life cycles, and more with an...
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