Birds That Don't Fly

By Bobbie Kalman

Book Overview

At 350 pounds (160 kg), ostriches may be too heavy to fly but boy can they run - up to 40 miles (64 km) per hour! Birds that Don't Fly features the twenty types of birds that can't get off the ground exploring: - how these birds evolved to suit their unique habitats or hunting behaviors - a range of flightless birds including penguins, emus, and kiwis - how they live - how some, like the dodo, have become extinct

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865057508
• ISBN13: 9780865057500
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4