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Age Range
9 - 13
Genre
nonfiction
Copyright Year
2007-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Cherry Lake
Grade Level
3rd - 8th
ISBN
9781602790346
Lexile
850
Themes
birds
environment

Whooping Crane (Road to Recovery)

Written by Susan H Gray
The whooping crane is a unique bird found only in North America and known for its whooping call and great height for a bird. Readers will learn about the whooping crane's fight for survival, as hunters have killed them for their beautiful feathers and humans drained their wetland habitats to build houses.
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Age Range
9 - 13
Genre
nonfiction
Copyright Year
2007-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Cherry Lake
Grade Level
3rd - 8th
ISBN
9781602790346
Lexile
850
Themes
birds
environment
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