Publisher Description

Vultures are voracious! They eat a lot of yucky stuff—and that's good because it keeps things tidy. Here are 20 questions and answers about these clean-up birds so you'll know all about them. You'll learn why vultures' heads are bald, why vultures vomit, why vultures don't get sick when they eat rotten meat, why they circle in the sky, what baby vultures look like (cute fuzzballs), and whether turkey vultures gobble (no!).Make a turkey vulture mobile, a vulture collage, and connect the dots to reveal a Eurasian vulture.< < Previous in seriesNext in series > >See all of the books in this series

Author Biography

Marta Elizabeth Magellan is a nature lover who has made putting books in children's hands one of her favorite causes. An avid admirer of wildlife, she travels yearly to wildernesses all over the North and South American continent. She has written nonfiction books for children about animals, readers for the educational market, magazine articles for both children and adults, poetry and essays. She is the founder of the Kids' Choice Story Contest at Miami Dade College/ Kendall Campus, in which once a year college students write stories judged by children. She taught English, Creative Writing, and Survey of Children's Literature at Miami Dade College where she was a full professor.

Long Description

Vultures are voracious! They eat a lot of yucky stuff--and that's good because it keeps things tidy. Here are 20 questions and answers about these clean-up birds so you'll know all about them. You'll learn why vultures' heads are bald, why vultures vomit, why vultures don't get sick when they eat rotten meat, why they circle in the sky, what baby vultures look like (cute fuzzballs), and whether turkey vultures gobble (no!). Make a turkey vulture mobile, a vulture collage, and connect the dots to reveal a Eurasian vulture. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series

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