14 Fun Facts About Giant Pandas: Educational Versions

By Caitlind L. Alexander

Giant pandas are one of the most loved of all animals. Here are some fun facts you may not have known about giant pandas.

Is a giant panda an herbivore or a carnivore?
Do giant pandas hibernate like other bears?
What do a giant panda’s pupils look like?
Which has more fingers; a giant panda or a human?

Learn the answer to these questions and many more in this 15-Minute Book. Giant pandas look like cute, cuddly creatures from the Far East. How much do you know about them?

The Educational Version has activities that reinforce Common Core Curriculum Standards.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: LearningIsland.com
• Release date: Sep 19, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301557929

Caitlind L. Alexander

Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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14 FUN FACTS ABOUT

GIANT PANDAS

by Caitlind L. Alexander

A LearningIsland.com

15 - Minute Book

We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of our world, the more information we are discovering.

Editor: Jennifer Robinson

Title page picture by Chi King

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(c) Copyright 2004 Caitlind L. Alexander. All rights reserved.

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14 Fun Facts About Giant Pandas / Caitlind L. Alexander

Summary: A set of 14 Fun Facts about the Giant Panda.

1. Giant Pandas. Juvenile Literature. 2. Mammals. Juvenile Literature. 3. Trivia. Juvenile Literature.

Words 1,725

Reading Level: 5.8

Ages 8 and up.

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Giant pandas are one of the most loved of all animals. Here are some fun facts you may not have known about giant pandas.

(Eric Kilby)

Fact 1: 99% of a panda’s diet is bamboo.

Giant pandas have a very special diet. They live on only one plant: bamboo.

While most animals eat a wide range of plants, a panda eats mostly bamboo. They will eat the entire plant, including leaves, stalk and roots. An adult panda will eat up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms) of bamboo every