The Amazing Animals series delivers a fresh batch of irresistible critters! Pairing large typeface and succinct sentences with action-packed full-page photos, each double-page spread tackles a new topic, from the featured animal's habitat and anatomy to its diet and life cycle. Ostriches introduces the flightless African bird. With long necks and legs, these 300-pound giants can run up to 45 miles per hour d consume 7 pounds of plants and insects per day! Each entry concludes with a snippet of animal-specific folklore and a list of web and print resources. With abundant STEM appeal and high-interest subject matter, these installments offer an eye-opening first glimpse at the animal kingdom.

Vivid photographs providing up-close views of the daily lives and behaviors of peacocks and ostriches are the highlight of these slim volumes. Minimal texts touch on habitat, appearance, diet, and offspring, and each book supplies a folk-story answer to a question about the creature (e.g., "Why are peacocks so colorful? People in Asia told a story about this..."). Also available in Spanish. Reading list, websites. Ind.