California Condors: Wide-Winged Soaring Birds

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California Condors: Wide-Winged Soaring Birds

California Condors: Wide-Winged Soaring Birds

. Readers will compare key traits of California condors—their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle—to traits of other birds.

About This Book

By: Laura Hamilton Waxman

Illustrated by:

Published by: Lerner Publications an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group

7-10Age Range

4.4AR

32Pages

Science & NatureSubject

780LLexile

15-30 minsReading Time

QGuided Reading

QFountas & Pinnell

40DRA