ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOUCAN
From French, from Portuguese tucano, from Tupi tucana, probably imitative of its cry.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOUCAN»
Discover the use of
toucan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
toucan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Pursuing a useful job in the city, the bird now known as the toucan acquires a name and multicolored plumage to take back to the jungle.
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You Can,
Toucan, Math: Word Problem-Solving Fun
Math is made fun with the help of some colorful birds.
David A. Adler, Edward Miller, 2007
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Toby
Toucan and His Noisy Beak
Young readers will get a kick out of snapping open the mouth or claw of the plastic animal attached to each book, then letting it close with a Snap!
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Encyclopedia of the World's Zoos
Zoologischer Garten Berlin (Germany) were the first zoos to display several other
toucan species. In the United States, red-billed toucans (Ramphastos
erythrorhynchus) were kept as long ago as 1882. They were fairly commonly
imported and ...
Simple text invites the reader to look under lift-up flaps to find various creatures as they awaken in the rain forest. On board pages.
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Go Tell It To The
Toucan
Join the jungle fun in this series of delightfully simple and surprising tales for early readers. This jungle tale reads as a long joke, furnished with a hilarious punch line.
. . So remember, if there's a job that you simply can't do then call those that can '" the twosome that can do, the Brothers Toucan!
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I Can, You Can,
Toucan!
Best friends Toucan, Giraffe, and Penguin each dislikes something about him- or herself, but when one of them is in trouble, it is their differences that allow them to help one another.
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I Dreamed I Was a
Toucan
A child dreams of being a toucan and seeing some of the other animals that live in South America.
Debra A. Johnson, Tim Blough, 1994
That's how big a toucan's bill is. The toco toucan's bill can be 7.5 inches (19 cm)
long. It's a good tool for reaching food from a distance! Have you ever seen a
honeycomb? The inside of a toucan's bill looks like one. A toucan's bill is made of
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUCAN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
toucan is used in the context of the following news items.
How to create… a toucan collage
Would you like to make a collage of a beautiful toucan? Italian illustrator Oscar Sabini teaches you how in this step-by-step guide, using no words at all! «The Guardian, Aug 15»
Missing trawler and one body found in WA0:34
“It's really special to be able to help an injured toucan with 3D printing technology and show the world that Costa Rica has the skills and potential to do ... «NEWS.com.au, May 15»
VIDEO: Disfigured toucan raises awareness for animal rights
Even today, Grecia the toucan is sociable and energetic. This is shocking, considering a group of assailants beat and mangled the toucan last January, ... «The Tico Times, Apr 15»
3D-printed beak for injured toucan in Costa Rica
Crowdfunded 3D printing has come to the rescue of a Costa Rican toucan, named Grecia, whose beak was badly damaged in a cruel attack by youngsters in ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 15»
3-D printing fits the bill for injured toucan
A toucan in Costa Rica recently lost most of his beak during an attack by local kids, but thanks to an international crowd-funding campaign and the magic of 3-D ... «Mother Nature Network, Feb 15»
Thanks To Technology, Toucan Gets A Second Beak On Life
NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to note that a toucan in Costa Rica that had part of its beak destroyed is getting a new one made from a 3-D printer. «NPR, Feb 15»
Costa Rican toucan to receive a 3D printed beak
The injured toucan was a wild animal living in Grecia, which was kept as a kind of pet by locals who would feed it, said Hugo Alonso, a spokesman for the Zoo ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
Mutilated Costa Rican toucan 'to get prosthetic beak'
A toucan in Costa Rica which lost the upper part of its beak after being attacked by youths looks set to be fitted with a prosthetic replacement. Four Costa Rican ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
Fighting animal cruelty in LatAm, one tweet at a time
San José (AFP) - Veterinarian Carmen Soto is gently swabbing what is left of Grecia the toucan's bright beak, preparing to fit him with a prosthesis to replace the ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»
Elko's Toucan Tan featured in Smart Tan magazine
Toucan Tan's owner Aimee Lesbo said their partnership with wholesale sunless tanning company Norvell Skin Solutions is what caught Smart Tan's eye. «Elko Daily Free Press, Jan 15»
