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The Longest Flight: One Arctic Tern's Journey Pole to Pole
The Longest Flight: One Arctic Tern's Journey Pole to Pole is a narrated read-aloud picture book at guided-reading Level I for ages 7–9, 12 pages long and about 3 minutes to read aloud. Every word highlights as it's read, so a growing reader can follow along.
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Page 1Meet the Arctic tern. This small bird makes the longest journey of any animal on Earth, flying from one end of the world to the other and back again.
Page 2Before the journey begins, a researcher gently catches a few terns and clips a tiny tracking tag to one leg. The tag is lighter than a coin, so it never slows the bird down.
Page 3In June, the tern nests on Arctic land and feeds its fluffy grey chick. Here, the sun barely dips below the horizon all summer long.
