The Nature Kid's Guide to Ducks: A Level 2 Reader for Curious Young Kids Who Love Ducks!

Splash! A tiny duckling hatches in a hole fifty feet up in a tree. One day later, it leaps to the ground, bounces off the leaves below, and waddles off without a scratch. It's a wood duckling, and that's just how it's first morning goes.If your child thinks ducks are just the brown birds at the park pond, this book is about to show them a whole new world. Did you know northern pintails fly 2,000 miles of open ocean nonstop from Alaska to Hawaii? That eider ducks swallow mussel shells whole and crush them in their stomachs? That mandarin duck drakes look like a living oil painting, with orange sails fanning out from their sides?"The Nature Kid's Guide to Ducks" takes curious kids ages 7–12 on a surprising journey through one of the world's most varied and remarkable birds. How do harlequin ducks swim through crashing rapids and grip slippery rocks with their feet? Why do mallard drakes shed their bright feathers every summer and disguise themselves as females? What makes muscovy ducks hiss instead of quack? Your child will be spotting ducks everywhere and knowing exactly what they're looking at.Short, punchy sentences and incredible surprises fill every page. From tiny green-winged teals that weigh less than a can of soup, to massive muscovies that grip tree branches with clawed feet, to eider ducks bobbing cheerfully in Arctic water, every duck in this book is more extraordinary than the last.A book for every kid who has ever tossed bread to a duck at the pond and wondered what its life was really like.There are over 120 kinds of ducks in the world, living on six of the seven continents. Once your child discovers just how remarkable they really are, they'll never walk past a pond the same way again.Thousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kids Guide series. Your child's next favorite bird is waiting at the water's edge. Read more