Ostriches - Hardcover

by Rachel Poliquin (Author), Nicholas John Frith (Illustrator)

This third installment in the hilarious and highly illustrated full-color Superpower Field Guide series features the silly-looking, surprisingly fierce ostrich. This two-toed torpedo may have the largest eyes of any animal on dry land, but it can outrun most horses!

Meet Eno, an ordinary ostrich living in the Serengeti, a corner of the African savanna. But there's something you should know: Even ordinary ostriches are extraordinary. And that includes Eno.

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that ostriches are just overgrown chickens with ridiculous necks, skinny legs, and bad attitudes. And you're right! Believe it or not, that neck helps ostriches run at supersonic speeds. Those skinny legs can kill a lion dead. And these are only a few weapons in Eno's arsenal of superfierce survival skills--Eno has Colossal Orbs of Telescopic Vision, the Impossible Ever-Flow Lung, the Egg of Wonder, and so many more.

You're still not convinced that ostriches are superpowered, are you? Well, you don't know ostriches yet. But you will.

Includes a ruler printed along the book's back side to aid the observations of young field scientists everywhere!

• Hilarious Nonfiction: Find out why an overgrown chicken with a ridiculous neck is actually one of the savanna's fiercest warriors in this laugh-out-loud guide.
• Surprising Survival Skills: Discover Eno the ostrich's real-life superpowers, from legs that can kill a lion to lungs that never run out of air.
• Engaging Illustrations: Explore the Serengeti with Eno through vibrant, full-color art that brings every superpower and silly moment to life.
• Hands-On STEM Fun: A fantastic resource for curious kids and reluctant readers, complete with a ruler on the back cover for your own field observations!

Author Biography

Rachel Poliquin is a writer engaged in all things orderly and disorderly in the natural world. With a cross-disciplinary background in visual arts and cultural and natural history, she holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of British Columbia and a postdoctoral degree in history from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Poliquin is the author of the Superpower Field Guide series, and has also written for Science Friday, The Believer magazine, and the New York Times.
www.rachelpoliquin.com
Twitter: @ravishingbeasts
Instagram: @rachelpoliquin

Nicholas John Frith is the author-illustrator of Hector and Hummingbird, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's book Prize 2016 and winner of the inaugural Klaus Flugge Prize, as well as the book Hello, Mr. Dodo! and the Superpower Field Guide series. He lives and works on the coast of Dorset, England.
www.nicholasjohnfrith.com
Twitter: @njfrith