Did You Know? Kiwi

This title in the popular Did YouKnow? series from Young Reed, is an attractive andfun book packed with fascinating facts about theever-popular subject of Kiwi. A national symboland cultural icon of New Zealand, Kiwi areremarkable birds in many ways. Did You Know? They are the only birds in the world to have nos-trils at the end of their beak, helping them to findfood as they snuffle around on the forest floor. Kiwi eggs are huge for the size of the bird up toone fifth of the female s body weight. Rails calledWeka are sometimes confused with Kiwi, but theyare much less shy so if the bird you re looking atis trying to steal your sandwiches from your back-pack it ll be a Weka!Each spread covers a different aspect of Kiwi life,from Special adaptations and Conserving Kiwi to Closest relatives and Where do they live? .The book contains bite-sized chunks ofinteresting information coupled with stunningphotographs, which combine to make this anengaging and entertaining introduction to thesubject that s bound to capture the imagination ofany reader.