Vultures: Nature's Cleanup Crew

by Sandra Markle, Book Buddy Digital Media (Read by)

Overview

White-backed vultures soar over the grasslands of Africa. Using teamwork and keen eyesight, they look for carcasses on the ground. When a white-backed vulture spots a dead animal, it descends in a spiral pattern, signaling to other vultures that food is available. Learn more about the lives of white-backed vultures and how they clean up the African grasslands.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798765621356
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2024
Series:	Animal Scavengers in Action
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	61 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	9 - 10 Years

About the Author

Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children’s Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist.

Over 500 schools participate in Markle's Book Explorers program which provides free resource-packed emails and classroom activities. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.