Celebrate Canada: What Bird Is That?
What Bird Is That? is a description of many iconic birds of Canada presented as a puzzle for readers to solve. Facts and visual clues are provided about each bird, then the bird is identified on the next page. The style is conversational and informative.
A variety of sentence types are used. A Contents lists the four sections in the book. The text is supported directly by headings, labelled photographs, and silhouette art. Boldface type is used for emphasis.
Interest words include nocturnal, vision, prey, and talons. The verbs migrate, sneak up, and take off are used. The adjectives soft, spiky, raspy, smooth, webbed, and noisy are used.
This title is from the Celebrate CANADA series. Inspire readers to learn about the cultural, social, scientific, and Indigenous stories of Canada in these engaging, appropriately levelled informational texts.