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Bert and Wert: We Do the Dirty Work: We Do the Dirty Work How Turkey Vultures Help Keep the Earth Clean Hardcover – August 8, 2023

by Midge Ballou Smith (Author), Terry Sirrell (Illustrator)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
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To win a contest, Vultures Bert & Wert live stream how they work to keep the earth clean. Includes facts about turkey vultures.
FUN FACTS ABOUT TURKEY VULTURES
Vultures can safely eat diseased dead animals. Their corrosive stomach acid destroys the bacteria so they don't get sick. Cleaning up carcasses keeps disease from spreading to humans and other animals. Another reason vultures projectile vomit at predators is to "lighten the load'" so they can take off flying quicker. Vultures have no voice box, so they can't sing or cackle, but they can hiss or grunt. A group of vultures is called a committee, volt, or venue. When they're flying, they're called a kettle, and when their feeding they're called, appropriately, a "wake." When a vulture pees on its legs, it cools them off. But their waste is also very acidic and it destroys much of the bacteria that might have gathered on their legs from standing in or on dead animals.
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  1. Print length
    40 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Spork
  4. Publication date
    August 8, 2023
  5. Dimensions
    8 x 0.25 x 10 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1950169855
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1950169856
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Spork (August 8, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1950169855
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1950169856
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.25 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Arie
5.0 out of 5 stars Gross out fun
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023
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Vultures are probably grosser than you realize. This is great news for the kind of kids who would be interested in a book about vultures. This fun, brightly illustrated book includes all sorts of disgusting information about vultures all wrapped up in a clever story about two vulture brothers desperate to become famous.
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Jeff O'Hara
3.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun Book- Blurry Pages
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2023
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I love the content of this book and was excited to give it as a birthday present to my inquisitive niece and nephew. However, when I read through it two pages of the graphics are all pixilated and blurry.
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CBoardingGroup
5.0 out of 5 stars So fun and educational
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023
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Nicely done! Fun and easy to read book that’s educational and interesting. Kids will love it.
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