Book Description
Dynamically illustrated with colorful artwork to hold the young reader's attention and with clearly explained texts, the books in the Animal Homes series will introduce children to the major environments of the world.
Coral Reefs investigates the animals that inhabit coral reefs in many different parts of the world. It shows the unique ways that animals and plants adapt to the brilliantly colorful underwater world of the coral reefs, from the Great Barrier Reef of the coast of Australia to the Red Sea.
This book includes a stunningly illustrated large poster for readers to hang on their walls.
Coral Reefs ANNOTATION
What is coral? How do coral reefs form? How have sea creatures adapted to this habitat? What kinds of perils do they face daily? Dive into this underwater world to find the answers to these questions and more. You'll also discover how human beings may be destroying the fragile coral reefs and what is being done to protect and preserve them.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Dynamically illustrated with colorful artwork to hold the young reader's attention and with clearly explained texts, the books in the Animal Homes series will introduce children to the major environments of the world.
Coral Reefs investigates the animals that inhabit coral reefs in many different parts of the world. It shows the unique ways that animals and plants adapt to the brilliantly colorful underwater world of the coral reefs, from the Great Barrier Reef of the coast of Australia to the Red Sea.
This book includes a stunningly illustrated large poster for readers to hang on their walls.
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Cheryl Peterson
Coral reefs are sometimes described as underwater rainforests because they are the richest habitats in the sea. Readers will learn about different types of coral, and how a coral reef is formed. Part of the "Animal Homes" series, this oversized reference is dynamically illustrated with detailed paintings. Maps showing where the world's coral reefs are located are dispersed throughout the text. The Great Barrier Reef near Australia is the largest coral reef in the world and the biggest structure ever built by living organisms. Life on the reef is carefully balanced between night and day to avoid competition for food. Young readers will discover the dangers to coral reefs by coral and shell collectors, divers, and companies drilling for oil. Conservation groups around the world, such as Greenpeace, are working hard to save coral reefs. A coral reef game allows the player to follow a school of fish and answer questions to test the reader's newfound knowledge. 2002 (orig. 2001), Peter Bedrick/McGraw-Hill,
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