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What do you look like?A2phrase

A question asking about someone’s body and face — their appearance, not their feelings.

To describe a Pookoo, start with one question: What do you look like?

bigA1adjective

Large in size.

Ollie meets a young Javan, a big green bird with long wings.

smallA1adjective

Little in size; not big.

A Javan is big, and a Pookoo is small.

covered in furB1phrase

Having soft hair all over the body.

A Pookoo is covered in fur, with soft hair all over its body.

covered in feathersB1phrase

Having a bird’s light, soft coat all over the body.

Ollie wakes up as a Javan, covered in feathers instead of fur.

a tailA2noun

The long part at the back of an animal’s body.

A Pookoo has soft brown fur and a bushy tail at the back.

pawsB1noun

An animal’s soft feet.

Ollie looks down and sees no paws and no fur, only feathers and wings.

wingsA2noun

The two parts of the body a bird uses to fly.

Ollie has wings now, but he is scared, and Ivy has to teach him.

tallA1adjective

Higher than most others from top to bottom.

Tall and short describe height, and a tree-wolf is tall.

shortA1adjective

Not tall; small in height.

A tree-wolf is tall, and a Pookoo is short.

earsA1noun

The parts of the body you hear with.

A Pookoo is a tiny woodland creature with little ears.

teethA1noun

The hard white parts in the mouth.

Ivy had a beak, and now she has teeth instead.

a beakB1noun

The hard mouth of a bird.

The young Javan is a big green bird with a sharp beak.

look likeA2verb phrase

To have the appearance of something — it is followed by a noun.

Ollie looks like a bird now, and Ivy looks like a Pookoo.

lookA2verb

To seem or appear a certain way — it is followed by an adjective.

Ollie looks strange, and Ivy looks unhappy about it.