Spot Big Birds

Graceful, crested herons feature in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Herons are a big group of birds that include egrets and bitterns. While most birds fly with necks outstretched, herons pull in their long necks while airborne. Their long legs and long beaks are perfect for fishing in shallow water. Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers flocking to these amazing birds. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture prompts and an ending quiz build new vocabulary and create a successful foundation for emergent readers.

Big, white (and sometimes black!) swans shine in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Swans are waterfowl like geese and ducks, but a lot bigger! These graceful birds are often born with gray feathers. They get their beautiful adult feathers after a few years. Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers flocking to these big birds. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture prompts and an ending quiz build new vocabulary and create a successful foundation for emergent readers.

Come face to face (really - they could look you in the eye!) with cranes in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Some crane species are up to 6 feet tall. These majestic birds wade in ponds, sleep standing up, and perform impressive dances to find mates. Plus, they are great parents. Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers flocking to these big birds. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture prompts and an ending quiz build new vocabulary and create a successful foundation for emergent readers.

Pink-feathered flamingos dazzle in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Flamingos come in all shades of pink, depending on what they eat! They dip their beaks upside down in the water to sift for tiny crustaceans full of beta carotene. Chicks are gray until they eat enough. Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers flocking to these big birds. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture prompts and an ending quiz build new vocabulary and create a successful foundation for emergent readers.

The world's biggest bird, the ostrich, shines in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Ostriches are record holders in a bunch of ways. They are the only birds with two toes that seem more like hooves, which helps them be the fastest land animal on two legs. They have the biggest bird eyes, too, which happen to be larger than their brains! Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers flocking to these big birds. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture prompts and an ending quiz build new vocabulary and create a successful foundation for emergent readers.

They don't deliver babies, but storks do shine in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Thick-billed storks take good care of their chicks. That might be why they are associated with babies. People often saw storks returning to their big nests each year to raise their young. Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers flocking to these big birds. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture prompts and an ending quiz build new vocabulary and create a successful foundation for emergent readers.