Toco Toucans

The naturally camouflaged animals found in the Disappearing Acts series include such usual suspects as katydids and tree frogs. But in this volume, it’s the toco toucan who is revealed to be adept at vanishing into its surroundings, despite its bright beak and feathers. The unusually fine photographs, which often stretch across both horizontally oriented pages, do a great job of wowing readers right off the bat. With black feathers that look like shadow, blue eyes that look like slivers of sky, and a red-orange beak that looks like fruit, the toucan blends into its treetop environment with impressive ease…. A page titled “More Disappearing Acts” brings the topic back around by showing three other camouflaged birds. A visual glossary, index, and some further reading suggestions close out this colorful study.