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Woodpeckers
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 4 to 7
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   7.61

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    chisel, drilling, diagnose, cling, species, rapid, often, absorb, ultimate, flick, rough, possess, powerful, shock, lies, beneath

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     Spanish: Los Pájaros Carpinteros

Woodpeckers   
1     As we wander in a forest, we often hear a rapid tapping sound. Looking around and trying to locate the source of the noise, we finally spot a woodpecker bashing its beak against the tree trunk diligently.
 
2     Woodpeckers are amazing birds because they possess two special skills that no other birds have - woodpeckers can cling to tree trunks in a vertical position, and they can drill holes into wood with their chisel-shaped beaks. With about 200 different species of woodpeckers in the world, we can find them almost everywhere. The only continents that don't have woodpeckers are Australia and Antarctica.

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