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B is for Blueberry

The blueberry is the fruit of a small bush. You can eat them fresh, but they are also sold frozen, dried and puréed. You can use blueberries in jams, pies, muffins, snack foods, and cereals.

B is for Bluebird

The bluebird is a small songbird that is bright blue on its back and wings and a duller color underneath. It lives in open country like fields, meadows, and farmland. Bluebirds hop around on the ground to look for insects and berries, and they nest in holes in trees or they might nest in bird boxes if you provide them. They're known for their cheerful, clear songs.

B is for Bluff

A bluff is a hill or coastline that has a wide, steep side.

B is for Blunt

Something is described as blunt when it is not sharp compared to something similar. For example, butter knives are blunt and steak knives are sharp. Baseball bats are blunt and swords are sharp.
The photo is of some blunt pencils. Pencils are hard to draw with when they are blunt.

B is for Blur

Something is blurry if the edges of it are indistinct and hard to make out. Things are not blurry by themselves, they are only seen to be blurry as you look at them. An unfocused camera will produce blurry photographs or movies. If you need glasses your vision will be blurry.
Things that are moving very fast often appear to be blurry as they go past you.

B is for Blush

You blush when your skin goes red, either because you are embarassed or ashamed.
A boa constrictor is a large, nonvenomous snake with a thick body and patterns in shades of brown. It lives in forests, grasslands, and other warm parts of North and South America. It catches prey by wrapping around it and squeezing before swallowing it whole.

B is for Boab

The boab, or baobab, is a type of tree found in northern Australia. There are other kinds of baobab found in Madagascar and Africa. Boabs look like a bottle, with a very swollen trunk that narrows at the top.

B is for Boar

Wild boars are the wild ancestors of today's domestic pigs. They are originally from Europe, the Mediterranean and most of Asia. Wild boar were hunted to extinction hundreds of years ago in Britain but are still common in France and Spain.

B is for Board

A board is a piece of wood that is wide and long but quite thin. Boards are usually used to make floors from, or for cladding on walls.

B is for Boat

A boat is a vehicle that travels over water. Boats may be driven by the wind, by a motor, or by paddling them, like a canoe.

B is for Bobbin

A bobbin is a small spool that holds thread, yarn, or wire. Bobbins are found in sewing machines, spinning wheels, and other machines that wind or unwind long thread-like materials.

B is for Bobcat

A bobcat is a type of lynx found in America. All kinds of lynx have short tails, not just the bobcat.

B is for Body

Your body is the entire set of physical parts of a person or an animal. It includes your head, arms, legs, and all of your internal organs.

Your body is what you use to move around and interact with the world.

B is for Bog

A bog is an area where the soil is very wet and is mostly made up of rotting plant matter.
A bog is similar to a moor or swamp.

B is for Bogged

Something is bogged if it has sank into bog-like ground. You can get bogged in wet dirt or dry sand.
The car in the picture is bogged.

B is for Boggle

You are boggled by something when it surprises and bewilders you.

B is for Boil

Something boils when it becomes so hot it changes from liquid to a gas. The picture is of some water boiling on a stove top. You can see the gas being made, in the form of bubbles in the water.
People boil water so they can make soup or tea or coffee.

B is for Bok Choi

Bok choi, also called pak choi, is a type of leafy vegetable. It looks like a small cabbage with crunchy white stems and dark green leaves.

People often eat it cooked, such as in stir fry, soup, or steamed dishes.