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

Squish! A stocky animal flops into a muddy puddle and rolls around until it's covered head to toe. It's a warthog, and that mud bath is its sunscreen, bug spray, and spa day all at once. There's way more to warthogs than their funny faces. These tough African pigs back into burrows tail-first so their razor-sharp tusks face any predator that dares follow, can go days without water, and let birds sit on their backs to eat ticks off their skin like a tiny cleaning crew. "The Nature Kid's Guide to Warthogs" is written for curious kids ages 7 to 12 who want to know what makes these savanna survivors so extraordinary. Why do warthogs kneel down to eat grass? How do those big bumps on their face actually protect them in a fight? And how does a warthog make sharp turns at full speed to lose even a cheetah? Short sentences and surprising facts fill every page. Your child will discover that warthog tusks never stop growing, that mud works like natural sunscreen and bug spray, and that only about half of all baby warthogs survive their first year. They'll learn how sounders of mothers and piglets take turns standing guard while others eat, how males crash head-to-head in fights cushioned by those warts, and how warthogs share borrowed burrows with aardvarks that go ten feet underground. A book for every kid who has ever rooted for the funny-looking underdog. Tusks, tail flags, and a whole book full of wild facts your child will want to share. Thousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kids Guide series. Your child's next favorite African animal is waiting on the savanna.

Pagina's: 40, Paperback, LP Media Inc