Strategies for solving these problems are found in the back. Fairies and other storybook characters that fly make wings seem magical. So does Marilyn Singer, even though this book is pure nonfiction. Facts about wings are just truly remarkable. Dragonflies can zoom up to 60 miles per hour.
Ordinary houseflies can take off backwards or sideways.
Have students illustrate different types of wings, label their parts, and write captions about how they function. Hatshepsut's male siblings died, leaving her young nephew pharaoh of ancient Egypt. There was no word in her language for a female ruler, so she called herself pharaoh, or king, a male title. She began to wear men's clothing and a gold beard in public. After Hatshepsut died, her nephew destroyed symbols and statues of her in an attempt to erase all signs of her reign.