The Vulture

Download or read book Vulture View written by April Pulley Sayre and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2025-01-28 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALA Notable Book Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book Discover the fascinating lives of often-misunderstood vultures in this award-winning nonfiction picture book from celebrated author April Pulley Sayre and Caldecott Honor illustrator Steve Jenkins—now featuring updated end matter with more illuminating info about these amazing creatures. Turkey vultures are best known for being nature’s clean-up crew, but did you know they’re among the most graceful soaring birds on earth? Come spend a day in the life of a vulture and learn how they fly on thermals of warmed air, preen their feathers to stay squeaky clean, keep up their scavenger diet—and so much more. This updated edition features a new author’s note about the inspiration for the book, remastered color, and updated end matter with the latest scientific information about these marvelous and majestic creatures.