Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

North American Animals

by Chris Bowman

The wings of ruby-throated hummingbirds are incredible machines, beating nearly 53 times per second and strong enough to fly across the Gulf of Mexico in a single trip! Common in North America, these birds are a delight to observe as they zoom and hover in backyards and gardens. Learn more about ruby-throated hummingbirds in this brightly colored read!

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Ro Menendez]

This book is part of the Blastoff! Readers 3 series, which challenges readers to rely more on text than visuals for meaning, with longer sentences than the previous two levels. The facts are varied and unique to this species of hummingbird, readers will feel a certain level of expertise after reading this book, which will increase at-promise readers' confidence and risk taking when selecting text. Text is complimented with text features such as maps, diagrams, and scale comparisons. So much of the information is mathematical in its nature that this book could be included as part of a measurement unit in any 2nd grade and up classroom. Readers that want to learn further about this bird species will find a suggested list of book titles and instructions to access factsurfer.com, a safe website provided by Scholastic.