The Nature Kid's Guide to Peacocks: A Level 2 Reader for Curious Young Kids Who Love Peacocks! (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798898181345)

If your child is drawn to flashy, larger-than-life animals, peacocks put on the biggest show in the bird world. Males grow tail feathers over five feet long covered in shimmering eye spots called ocelli, then shake them to make a rattling sound that stops everyone in their tracks. But there's more to these birds than looks -- they eat scorpions, leap eight feet into the air, and remember human faces for years.

"The Nature Kid's Guide to Peacocks" is written for curious kids ages 7-12 who want to know what's really going on behind all that dazzle. Why does a peacock's blue color disappear if you crush the feather? How do females pick a mate just by walking circles around him? Why do peachicks learn to fly at only one week old while males need three years just to grow their famous tail? Your child will uncover the answers and want to share them at dinner.

Short sentences and jaw-dropping facts fill every page. Your child will learn about feathers that take three years to grow, eyes that see in almost every direction, and chicks that follow their mother within hours of hatching.

A book for kids who love animals that know how to make an entrance.

Peacocks roost in treetops eighty feet high, sprint faster than most people jog, and eat snakes, frogs, and ticks to keep forests healthy. Every page shows your child a bird that proves showing off can be a survival strategy. That's the kind of reading that sticks.

Thousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kids Guide series. Your child's next favorite animal is waiting.