Animal at Large by Patricia Reilly Giff

Author:Patricia Reilly Giff [Giff, Patricia Reilly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 2020-10-27T00:00:00+00:00

“I guess…” Tori said.

She and Sumiko looked at each other. What about an ostrich on the loose?

Outside, someone was coming up the path.

Not an ostrich.

It was Luke.

“Hey.” He bent to catch his breath. “Something happened at the zoo. Come and see. My dad’s the zoo doctor. He’ll show us.”

They stood up and hurried toward the Baby Zoo.

Luke’s dad was waiting. He pointed to a window.

First they saw a nest. It was empty.

“All the ostriches lay their eggs in one nest,” Luke’s dad said. “But then…”

They saw.

A few ostriches were inside. Babies wandered around underneath them.

“They’re born with their feathers, ready to go,” Luke’s dad said. “All the grown-up ostriches watch out for them.”

Luke leaned toward the window. “They’ve been here for days.”

Sumiko pulled out her pad. She began to draw.

No ostriches were missing, Torry thought. Then what was hiding behind the sticker bush?

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