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    Sea Creatures Book #2: A Set Of Seven 15-Minute Books
    Sea Creatures Book #2: A Set Of Seven 15-Minute Books
    Sea Creatures Book #2: A Set Of Seven 15-Minute Books
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    Sea Creatures Book #2: A Set Of Seven 15-Minute Books

    By Caitlind L. Alexander

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    BUY SETS AND SAVE! SEVEN BOOKS FOR THE PRICE OF FIVE.

    There are many fascinating creatures in the sea. Some are funny and some are strange. This book will tell you about seven interesting sea creatures.
    This is a compilation of seven of our popular 15-Minute Books. It contains the full text and pictures from the following individual books:
    "Sharks: Chompers of the Sea"
    "Sea Otters: Clowns of the Sea"
    "Frogfish: The Weirdest Fish in the Sea"
    "Whales: Giants of the Deep"
    "Barnacles: Hated Squatters of the Sea"
    "Sea Stars: Stars of the Sea"
    "Elephant Seals: Mountains of Blubber"

    Ages 7 to 10
    All measurements in American and metric.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateDec 5, 2012
    ISBN9781301891344
    Sea Creatures Book #2: A Set Of Seven 15-Minute Books
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    Caitlind L. Alexander

    Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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      Sea Creatures Book #2 - Caitlind L. Alexander

      SHARKS

      CHOMPERS OF THE SEA

      By Caitlind L. Alexander

      A LearningIsland.com

      15 - Minute Book

      What Does a Shark Look Like?

      Sharks are large fish with big teeth. Like all fish, they have a body made for gliding through the water.

      But sharks have more fins than many fish. Most sharks have two fins on the side of their body. They are called pectoral fins. These are the fins that are closest to the head. They help the shark go up and down in the water.

      Behind these fins are two pelvic fins, one on each side. These fins help keep the shark from tipping over in the water.

      Just behind the pelvic fins are the anal fins. Not all sharks have anal fins. For those that do, they do the same job as the pelvic fins.

      On top of the shark is the dorsal fin. There is only one dorsal fin. It helps the shark to turn and to stay upright in the water. The dorsal fin is the one that you see sticking out of the water when the shark swims near the surface.

      Many sharks have a second, smaller dorsal fin right behind the big one, but closer to the tail. It does the same job as the bigger dorsal fin.

      Then, of course, there is the tail fin. The tail fin moves the shark forward. The faster the shark swings his tail fin back and forth, the faster he goes.

      Sharks also have gills. Gills are like our lungs. They help fish to breathe.

      Water passes across the gills. As it does, the oxygen in the water seeps into the blood vessels that are close to the gills. The blood vessels then carry the oxygen through the shark's body.

      If water isn't going past the gills, there is no way for fish to get oxygen. Some fish send water past the gills by sucking water into their mouths and pushing it out past their gills. Sharks can’t do this. Some sharks will swim a lot. When they want to rest, they stay in a place where the current is strong enough to push water past their gills. Many other sharks need to swim every minute of their lives to keep the water going past their gills.

      Most fish only have one or two gills on each side of their body. Sharks have between five and seven gills on each side.

      Sharks have rows and rows of teeth in their mouth. Different kinds of sharks have different kinds of teeth. Some are shaped like a wide triangle with a sharp tip. Some sharks have teeth that are more like a bunch of little mountains with round tops. These are for crushing the shells of crabs and clams.

      The funny thing about a shark's teeth is how many they have. Sharks have the front row of teeth they are using. Then they also have three or four rows of replacement teeth just behind those. When a shark looses a tooth, a new one just moves forward.

      Sharks will get new teeth their whole life. At any one time, about one third of a shark’s teeth are being replaced. In fact, some sharks go through a whole set of teeth in ten days!

      Some sharks go through 30,000 teeth in their lifetime! They need this many teeth to make sure they have enough teeth to eat with.

      When most sharks eat, they bite into a fish or other animal. Then they shake their head back and forth as fast as they can. This tears off a piece of meat for the shark to eat. It also can tear out some of its teeth! That’s why sharks need so many teeth.

      Sharks have two eyes on the side of their heads. Some kinds of sharks even have eyelids, but unlike us, they can see through their eyelid. This eyelid keeps the shark’s eyes from getting hurt when they are tearing apart food in the water.

      Sharks have very good eyesight. They can see great in the water.

      But even better than their eyes is their nose! Sharks can smell blood from a mile (1.6 km) away. This is true even if it's only one drop

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