This activity from Annie's Resource Attic is copyright 2013 by ann brundige studio. You may not sell this activity, nor use any of its elements for commercial purposes. For details regarding this Creative Commons license, see the Terms of Use section of the web page at www.annbrundige studio.com. If you want copies of this book, download the PDF or a multimedia version from the Pablo Pelican activity set page. You may make and distribute copies of the PDF, but must include the credits page.

Pelican Facts is the supporting book for the Pablo Pelican activity set, which also includes the anchor book Pablo's Bad Day,comprehension tests, a photo collection, and a printable pelican to fold. If you don't have the complete set, you can download it free from the Annie's Resource Attic web site. Photos, movies, text, and story concept are by Ann Brundige, with the following exceptions:

  • Page 1. Meet Pablo Pelican image by Ann Brundige 2012 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) Brown pelican photographed in the Galapagos Islands.
  • Page 2. Fish in waters off Galapagos Islands by Winston Brundige 2012 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) Photographed while snorkeling.
  • Page 3. Map created by combining: Galapagos Islands map by Eric Gaba (2008) (CC BY-SA 3.0), using bathymetry compiled by William Chadwick, Oregon State University. File:Galapagos_Islands_topographic_map-fr.png via Wikimedia Commons and South America With Ecuador map by TUBS (2011) (CC BY-SA 3.0) File:Ecuador in South America (+Galapagos Islands).svg via Wilimedia Commons.
  • Page 4. Puerto Ayora Fish Market image by Ann Brundige 2012 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) Fish market on the island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands.
  • Page 5. Brown Pelican wingspread. 1580872798_b04d43974d_o.jpg by Kevin Cole 2008 (CC-BY-2.0) via flickr.com.
  • Page 6. Flying Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis. 1280px-Brown_pelican.JPG Mila Zinkova 2007 (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Page 7. Diving Pelican IMG_7120 4241726289_9d140725b7_b.jpg by SubbuThePeaceful 2009 (CC BY 2.0) via flickr.com
  • Page 8. Brown Pelican Floating image by Ann Brundige 2012 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) Photographed off Floreana Island in the Galapagos Islands.
  • Page 9. Brown pelican with filleted fish 8170458596_3fedd5b349_o.jpg by minicooper93402 (Devra) 2012 (CC BY 2.0) via flickr.com.
  • Page 10. Range Map image by Ann Brundige 2013 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) Created from blank map of the Americas by FB 2007 (Public Domain) via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Page 11. Brown Pelican-Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 7704449158_705795555d_o.jpg By Jerry McFarland (jerrygabby1) 2012 (CC BY-NC 2.0) via flickr.com.
  • Page 12. Brown pelican on Halifax River 3054122341_f37cb3caeb_b.jpg by gamiziuk 2008 (CC BY 2.0) via flickr.com.
  • Page 13. Thin Shells image by Ann Brundige 2013 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0). Pelican egg texture added to Broken Egg 3692413745_8d8bd8120d_o.jpg by cinjo 2009 (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) via flickr.com
  • Page 14. DDT Spraying 1264_Rogator_Spraying_Corn.JPG By Pl77 (Own work) (CC-BY-SA-3.0) via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Page 15. Pelican (eating a fish) 7589467212_13399a0bb6_o.jpg by Stephen Begin 2012 (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) via flickr.com.
  • Page 16. Empty Nest 3894181764_df3e7c28e7_o.jpg by Martha T (roswellsgirl) 2009 (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Empty nest on the ground.
  • Page 17. Pelican Banding -Newborns 7694715684_5e83d366fd_o.jpg by Kerry Wixted 2012 (CC BY 2.0) via flickr.com
  • Page 18. Pelican Banding -Taking Flight 7694728432_98526a9e51_o.jpg by Kerry Wixted 2012 (CC BY 2.0) via flickr.com.
  • Page 19. Puerto Ayora Fish Market (with Pablo) image by Ann Brundige 2012 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) Fish market on the island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands. Pablo, the hero of Pablo's Bad Day, is in this shot, along with the sneaky sea lion who lives in the market... but that's another story!