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

Wooooo-eeee! A wild, haunting call echoes across a dark lake at dusk, bouncing off the trees and fading into the night. It's a loon, and once you hear it, you never forget it.There's way more to loons than their unforgettable call. These remarkable birds have bones so heavy they can sink like a stone, eyes that change shape underwater, and a heart that slows from 100 beats per minute to just 4 during a deep dive."The Nature Kid's Guide to Loons" is written for curious kids ages 7 to 12 who want to know what makes these lake birds so extraordinary. How can a loon dive 200 feet deep and hold its breath for five minutes? Why do loons need a quarter-mile running start just to take off? And how does each male loon have his own personal yodel that no other loon in the world sounds exactly like?Short sentences and surprising facts fill every page. Your child will discover that loons can fly 70 miles per hour, that they swallow stones to grind up fish bones in their stomach, and that they are more closely related to penguins than ducks. They'll learn how loon pairs guard their lake from every other loon all summer, how baby chicks ride on their parents' backs to stay safe from snapping turtles below, and how loons fly over a thousand miles every spring to return to the exact same lake where they were born.A book for every kid who has ever heard a strange sound echoing across a lake and stopped to listen.Wild calls, deep dives, and a whole book full of facts your child will want to share.Thousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kids Guide series. Your child's next favorite bird is waiting on the water. Read more