14 Fun Facts About Dodo Birds: Educational Version

By Caitlind L. Alexander

Everyone has heard of the dodo bird, that strange creature that would waddle up to hungry sailors only to be eaten for dinner. Dodo birds have often been looked at as stupid animals that were too dumb to survive. But the more we find out about this bird, the more we find out that they might not have been so dumb after all. Here are some things we have found out about them!

What color were their beaks?
Where did dodo birds live?
Did they like the forest, the grasses or the beach?
How old is the dodo bird?
Why did the dodo bird eat so much when the sailors fed it?
How long did it take man to kill off the dodo bird after it was discovered?

Find out more about the dodo bird and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.

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

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• Language: English
• Publisher: LearningIsland.com
• Release date: Sep 20, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301541935

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

DODO BIRDS

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 Andrew Eason

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(c) Copyright 2010 Caitlind L. Alexander. All rights reserved.

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14 Fun Facts about Dodo Birds / Caitlind L. Alexander

Summary: A brief look at some interesting facts about dodo birds.

1. Dodo Bird. Juvenile Literature. 2. Extinct Animals. Juvenile Literature. 3. Extinction. Juvenile Literature.

Created in USA

Reading Level: 4.3

Words: 1456

Ages 8 and up.

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Everyone has heard of the dodo bird, that strange creature that would waddle up to hungry sailors only to be eaten for dinner. Dodo birds have often been looked at as stupid animals that were too dumb to survive. But the more we find out about this bird, the more we find out that they might not have been so dumb after all. Here are some things we have found out about them!

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Fact 1: Dodo birds were over three feet (one meter) tall!

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