Coral Reefs
Written and illustrated by Gail Gibbons
Published by Holiday House
on November 12, 2019
Genre: Children's, Nonfiction, Science
Length: 32 pages
Ages: 4 - 8 years
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Synopsis:
What is life like in a coral reef? What do corals eat? Why are corals more colorful at nighttime? Learn about some of the most beautiful locations in the natural world.
Marine biologists believe coral reefs existed 400 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Today this active environment is home to about 20,000 kinds of brilliantly colored corals, plants, and animals--more sea creatures than are found anywhere else in the world. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is so large that astronauts can see it from outer space! Children in early elementary grades will enjoy Gibbon's informative text and clear, detailed illustrations on this journey into the unique lives of coral reefs.
Our Thoughts:
Published by Holiday House
on November 12, 2019
Genre: Children's, Nonfiction, Science
Length: 32 pages
Ages: 4 - 8 years
Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | BookDepository
Synopsis:
What is life like in a coral reef? What do corals eat? Why are corals more colorful at nighttime? Learn about some of the most beautiful locations in the natural world.
Marine biologists believe coral reefs existed 400 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Today this active environment is home to about 20,000 kinds of brilliantly colored corals, plants, and animals--more sea creatures than are found anywhere else in the world. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is so large that astronauts can see it from outer space! Children in early elementary grades will enjoy Gibbon's informative text and clear, detailed illustrations on this journey into the unique lives of coral reefs.
Our Thoughts:
Learn everything there is to know about coral reefs in this beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book!
In this new and updated edition, Gail Gibbons has featured important facts about the many different kinds of coral reefs, from where they are found and what temperatures they live in, to the different reef zones, how they are threatened, and more.
Each page is filled with colorful corals, fish, and other sea dwellers, all neatly labeled so that there is plenty to explore and learn!
The text is simple and separated by boxes but there's plenty of extra facts thrown in along with the labels of each type of coral and sea creatures so that there is a plethora of information to absorb on each and every page!
The text is simple and separated by boxes but there's plenty of extra facts thrown in along with the labels of each type of coral and sea creatures so that there is a plethora of information to absorb on each and every page!
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