Kakapos

by Joyce Markovics

Overview

This high-interest narrative nonfiction title introduces young readers to kakapos—rare flightless parrots that live in New Zealand—and an amazing scientist who studies them. This book is packed with exciting wildlife encounters, basic facts about kakapos, and first-hand accounts from a scientist at work in the field. Each book includes a table of contents, sidebars, glossary of key words, fast facts, index, and author biography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534180475
Publisher:	Cherry Lake Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2021
Series:	On the Trail: Study of Secretive Animals
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	840L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 10 Years

About the Author

Joyce Markovics has written more than 500 nonfiction children's books (or at least two giraffe-sized stacks) on topics ranging from killer plants and marvelous mummies to protest marches and Black filmmakers. She recently started her own book development company, Bowerbird Books. Joyce is passionate about telling stories that captivate and inspire young readers. In her free time, she cleans old gravestones, collects oddities, and volunteers at an animal sanctuary.

Table of Contents

Peculiar Parrots Meet a Kakapo Face to Face Flightless Wonder A Long History Near Extinction Meeting Up Male Calls Fluffy Chicks Kakapo Recovery Saving a Species Work to Do Fast Facts: Kakapos Glossary Read More Learn More Online Index About the Author