Moray Eel (21st Century Skills Library: Exploring Our Oceans)

Didier, Dominique A.

ISBN 10: 1631880209 ISBN 13: 9781631880209

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

The ocean is home to a variety of fascinating animals. Strange Sea Creatures: Moray Eel dives in and gives readers a chance to explore this snake-like fish. This captivating book provides fascinating facts about moray eels, including their scary looks, homes in the reef, food sources, life cycles, and more. Strange Sea Creatures: Moray Eel provides an interactive approach to teaching life science. The book introduces basic concepts and ideas while also providing activities and exercises that engage students in processes and skills that are essential to scientific learning and discovery.

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From School Library Journal

Gr 4-6-Solid, well-organized writing and effective use of photographs introduce some particularly unusual sea creatures. Physical features and behaviors of each animal are covered with a nice balance between straightforward information and engaging content, such as fascinating facts about nudibranch defense methods, the three hearts of the cuttlefish. Vocabulary is fairly sophisticated; some terms are defined within the text; others only in the glossary. Photos are no bigger than a half page, but the clear images capture the variety of species and support points made in the text. Body diagrams in each book are somewhat helpful, despite the sparseness of labeled parts. Each of the five chapters includes a well-chosen prompt for readers to "go deeper" or "look again," based on what they've read or seen in the book. These, along with three to four "think about it" suggestions at the end, provide solid support for Common Core follow-up.α(c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1631880209
• ISBN 13: 9781631880209
• Binding: Library Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32