A book in the colorful & exciting series, ¿The Extinct Species Collection,¿ which presents vivid details about a collection of animals young readers may never have heard about before. Each volume is a fascinating, factual portrait, beautifully illustrated, of a once-vital being that, unfortunately, no longer survives. The dodo was a large, unusual-looking bird that lived on the islands of Mauritius & Reunion in the Indian Ocean. Since the dodo could not fly, its feathers were mainly decorative. As you will see, even ¿Alice in Wonderland¿ could not resist this charming & wonderful bird. Illustrations.