I Was the Great Auk: A 15-Minute Book

Kids, Animals, Birds
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Author: William Sabin ISBN: 9781310480287
Publisher: LearningIsland.com Publication: April 20, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: William Sabin
ISBN: 9781310480287
Publisher: LearningIsland.com
Publication: April 20, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

I was the great auk, a bird. Here is my story.
We were a bit like the penguin. Like penguins, we were black and white. The blackness covered our heads and stretched down our backs. The white covered our chests.
Many of us had a white patch on our face above our eye. White stripes raced across our strong black bills. Oh we were proud of those bills. They were over four inches long (11 centimetres) and they curved down a bit at the end. Deep white grooves cut across them, up to seven on the top and as many as twelve on the bottom! At least that's how they looked in winter. In summer the stripes were fewer.

Find out more about the great auk, what they looked like, how they lived, and how they became extinct in this short 15-minute book.
Ages 8 and up. All measurements in American and metric.
Reading level: 2.9

LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

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I was the great auk, a bird. Here is my story.
We were a bit like the penguin. Like penguins, we were black and white. The blackness covered our heads and stretched down our backs. The white covered our chests.
Many of us had a white patch on our face above our eye. White stripes raced across our strong black bills. Oh we were proud of those bills. They were over four inches long (11 centimetres) and they curved down a bit at the end. Deep white grooves cut across them, up to seven on the top and as many as twelve on the bottom! At least that's how they looked in winter. In summer the stripes were fewer.

Find out more about the great auk, what they looked like, how they lived, and how they became extinct in this short 15-minute book.
Ages 8 and up. All measurements in American and metric.
Reading level: 2.9

LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

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