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Condors Giant Birds LEVELED BOOK H A Reading A Z Level H Leveled Book Word Count 194 Connections Condors He Wak Zi tk la W het u glaya T ka M Written by Vivienne Harding Visit www readinga z com for thousands of books and materials www readinga z com D AN I AL HE TS OF T AN RL Giant Birds GI Writing Imagine seeing a condor in California Write a letter to your friend describing what you saw Science Compare condor eggs to ostrich eggs looking at the size shape and color of each How are they the same How are they different Write a list WO

He Wak Zi tk la W het u glaya T ka LEVELED BOOK H A Reading A Z Level H Leveled Book Word Count 194 Connections Condors M Written by Vivienne Harding Visit www readinga z com for thousands of books and materials www readinga z com D AN I AL HE TS OF T AN RL Giant Birds GI Writing Imagine seeing a condor in California Write a letter to your friend describing what you saw Science Compare condor eggs to ostrich eggs looking at the size shape and color of each How are they the same How are they different Write a list WO

He Wak Zi tk la W het u glaya T ka Condors Giant Birds Words to Know bathing cliff feathers land nests wing Front and back cover This young condor is in flight over Argentina Title page Condors often sun themselves on tall cliffs Page 3 This male Andean condor lives in South America Photo Credits Front cover back cover Pablo Cersosimo ardea com cover icon Elena Belyakova iStock Thinkstock title page page 3 imageBROKER Alamy page 4 syntika iStock Thinkstock pages 6 8 11 15 Tui De Roy Minden Pictures page 7 top Francois Gohier ardea com pages 7 bottom 9 top Gabriel Rojo NPL Minden Pictures page 9 bottom REX USA Mint Images Rex page 10 John Cancalosi ardea com page 12 Windzepher iStock Thinkstock page 13 left Pete Oxford NPL Minden Pictures page 13 top right REX USA FLPA Rex page 13 bottom right Murray Cooper Minden Pictures page 14 Tom Pat Leeson ardea com Written by Vivienne Harding www readinga z com Focus Question W iyuk a W iyu e T khe khe he wak ki khil pi he Condors Giant Birds Giants of the Animal World Level H Leveled Book Learning A Z Written by Vivienne Harding All rights reserved www readinga z com Correlation LEVEL H Fountas Pinnell H Reading Recovery 13 14 DRA 14

A Very Big Bird Condors are huge birds One wing can be almost as long as a bicycle Toh ya T ka ki w iwa ya ke How Big Is It Andean Condor height up to 4 feet 1 2 m wingspan up to 10 5 feet 3 2 m weight up to 33 pounds 15 kg California Condor height up to 4 6 feet 1 4 m wingspan up to 9 7 feet 3 m weight up to 25 pounds 11 kg W wapi Ok pe Zi tk la L la T ka wa 4 He Wak Ho p 5 T ku Y tapi ki 8 P Ki h 11 T khel I h api ki 13 up hu T a k ki ya 15 Condors Giant Birds Level H Human height 6 feet 1 8 m weight 175 pounds 79 4 kg 3 4

Zi tk la L la T ka wa He wak ki h l la zi tk la t ka h hapi up hu sa n la hun homni iy hank a Toh ya T ka ki w iwa ya ke How Big Is It Andean He T ka si yut api 4 heh ya h ske kabla e ekt si yut api 10 5 tke yut api 33 California He T ka si yut api 4 5 heh ya h ske kabla e ekt si yut api 9 7t ke yut api 25 Table of Contents A Very Big Bird 4 Condor Homes 5 Time to Clean Up 8 From the Neck Up 11 Condors Grow Up 13 Wi h a si yut api 6 heh ya h ske tke yut api 175 Big Wings in the Sky 15 Glossary 16 Condors Giant Birds Level H 3 2 m 15 kg 3 4

Tukt l ki Live Where pi Condors Condors fly high to look for food They can fly for a long time Nevada Utah NORTH AMERICA California Arizona ATLANTIC OCEAN California condor range PACIFIC OCEAN SOUTH AMERICA PACIFIC OCEAN Andes Mountains ATLANTIC OCEAN Andean condor range He Wak Ho p He wak ki mak he ot kaya l oph i iyapi Na tukt l ok ki e la h l mak ta kh yotakapi Condors Giant Birds Level H 5 Condors can fly about as high as ten tall skyscrapers stacked on top of each other 6

Tukt l ki Live Where pi Condors W gnipi h na na l la wa k tuya ok s api Na t ha ki y pi ok hipi Nevada Utah NORTH AMERICA California Arizona ATLANTIC OCEAN California condor range PACIFIC OCEAN SOUTH AMERICA PACIFIC OCEAN Andes Mountains ATLANTIC OCEAN Andean condor range Condor Homes These big birds like wide open spaces They need lots of room to land Condors Giant Birds Level H 5 Thi pasotka wik mna ak lka l glepi h ta h a wak ki iw kab ki y pi ok hipi 6

He wak ki l glila w yaka ah kip api i h wa h kiyapi He wak ki tukt l wa k lkatuya o ya pi Igl a api na heh l na kabla api na e h l pusk yapi Na may wa k tuya na h h ska l ho p k ha api Sharp beaks help condors eat Time to Clean Up Condors can eat all kinds of dead animals They may eat a small rabbit hi la ki wan yetu n m ih nipi ki wah ha l na t ok iy hi kala w i ignipi Condors Giant Birds Level H or a big whale 7 8

Condors spend hours taking care of their feathers Condors live in high places They dry their wings in the sun after bathing They make nests on rocky cliffs and in trees P as ki l la p pi ha wam k a ka t a hen yabl zapi ok hipi T ku Y tapi ki He wak ki wam k a ka t a yul wa telakapi ma t ala k ala na mniw tu t ka e Condors begin to hunt for food when they are about two years old Condors Giant Birds Level H 7 8

What MakesZi tk la a CondorH ha a Bird T khe khe he A condor s bill is strong and sharp A condor s wings can reach as wide as 10 5 feet 3 2 m I ha t ku y tapi ki ok hi upi Wam k a ka t a y tapi A condor has feathers on its body but not on its head s a ya ikh api ni He wak ki l mniw tu t ka t a wa yul kh wa A condor has strong legs and wide talons All birds have a backbone have feathers have wings Condors Giant Birds Level H 9 10 have a bill lay eggs are warm blooded

What MakesZi tk la a CondorH ha a Bird T khe khe he P as ki l la p na wa ke kabla e h ta up hu ki si yut api 10 5 wah ha k a Condors often share their meals Condors can eat dead T a h l w yaka a k oyake ya p ki l animals without getting sick This California condor is about to eat a whale that has washed up on a beach Condors Giant Birds Level H H ki ke i na ak ki h skaska 9 10 Zi tk la o h e oy s i ha k hu yuk pi W yaka yuk pi up hu yuk pi P as yuk pi W tka t pi W k tapi

Condor heads can change colors The color shows how the condors are feeling Andean He Wak ki p e yuk pi P Ki h He wak h t ah oh mni w yaka skask yuk pi Na h t a s tomniya sabs papi He wak wa ni p l Condors have no feathers on their heads This helps them stay cleaner after they eat w yaka yuk ni Condors Giant Birds Level H 11 12

He wak p ki o wa ki wat ha l na nat ke a H hel t khel ha t yuzapi ki t a Male Andean condors have extra skin on their heads This is called a comb From the Neck Up Some condors have white feathers around their necks Others are all black Condors do not have feathers P ki l w yaka t kuni a k wakapi ni i h h hel p ki l la papi k ya w yaka abk yapi ni on their heads Condors Giant Birds Level H 11 12

There are very few condors today People watch condors to keep them safe wa k ta hatkayata Andean He Wak wa i ao loka wa l w tka aw kiglake wa k ta i l yata U ala wa w yute kagl pi kta ap ya k hukh ta i l yata U ala wa h ku na atk ku ki u m t kt ok w k upi T khel I h a pi ki He wak w yela ki mak a n m im hel w ala w tkat u pi Na atk ku ki aw ya ka kiye W n pa ak gna ya k pi na heh l na u ala ki ikp kpi Het ha w kpe yu k t okaheya ki y He wak ki toh ya n Scientists have tagged this condor The tag helps people keep track of the condor u k pi ki wah ha ya n pi ok hipi Condors Giant Birds Level H 13 14

Leh l en gnala he wak pi Tuw h aw wi haya k pi na na naw haki i pi top left An Andean mother takes care of her egg in a cave top right A baby condor waits for its parents to bring food bottom right Male and female condors feed their chicks Condors Grow Up Mother condors lay one egg every two years Both parents take care of the egg The baby condor comes out of the egg after two months Six months later it starts to fly Condors can live almost as long He wak ki l w iyawa was bglepi wa a k oyagyapi H hel o yekiye wa t kte as a person Condors Giant Birds Level H 13 14

Glossary bathing v washing or soaking all or part of the body p 7 cliffs n steep faces of rock dirt or ice p 7 feathers n the soft fluffy parts of a bird that cover its body and make up its tail p 11 land v to set down on a place p 5 nests n places where birds or other animals lay eggs and or take care of their young p 7 wing n either of the limbs that help insects and birds to fly p 4 L la t kapi ya nak yuph ya ki y pi Na t ha up hu k ze niya ok s api ok hipi thout flapping its wings up hu T a k ki ya He wak ki h khil pi Mak sitomniya zi tk la ki y pi ki et ha t ka a h hapi Condors Giant Birds Level H 15 16

Wi h iye igl a a w ka t a h ki glu api na pa k yapi na e h l Condors are good flyers They can fly for a long time without flapping their A condor can ride thewings wind without flapping its wings Big Wings in the Sky Condors are special birds They are some of the largest flying birds in the world Condors Giant Birds Level H 15 16 igl skapi o 7

Condors Giant Birds Words to Know bathing cliff feathers land nests wing Front and back cover This young condor is in flight over Argentina Title page Condors often sun themselves on tall cliffs Page 3 This male Andean condor lives in South America Photo Credits Front cover back cover Pablo Cersosimo ardea com cover icon Elena Belyakova iStock Thinkstock title page page 3 imageBROKER Alamy page 4 syntika iStock Thinkstock pages 6 8 11 15 Tui De Roy Minden Pictures page 7 top Francois Gohier ardea com pages 7 bottom 9 top Gabriel Rojo NPL Minden Pictures page 9 bottom REX USA Mint Images Rex page 10 John Cancalosi ardea com page 12 Windzepher iStock Thinkstock page 13 left Pete Oxford NPL Minden Pictures page 13 top right REX USA FLPA Rex page 13 bottom right Murray Cooper Minden Pictures page 14 Tom Pat Leeson ardea com Written by Vivienne Harding www readinga z com Focus Question What makes the condor an unusual bird Condors Giant Birds Giants of the Animal World Level H Leveled Book Learning A Z Written by Vivienne Harding All rights reserved www readinga z com Correlation LEVEL H Fountas Pinnell H Reading Recovery 13 14 DRA 14