Description |
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm |
Series |
Spectacular animal towns |
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Spectacular animal towns.
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Contents |
Color and action -- Cities under the sea -- The buildings are alive! -- Slow-growing cities -- Busy days, busy nights -- Depending on each other -- The smallest city residents -- Warm water and sunlight -- Why we need reefs -- Fragile ecosystems -- Danger: warming waters -- Protecting coral reefs -- Coral reef facts -- More animal towns -- Glossary |
Summary |
"Welcome to the coral reef--a giant city under the sea. Here you'll discover how tiny coral polyps form stony skeletons that become large 'buildings' rising up from the ocean floor. You'll also find out how clownfish, parrotfish, and other colorful residents depend on the reef--and on one another--to survive"--P. [4] of cover |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index |
Subject |
Coral reef animals -- Habitations -- Juvenile literature.
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Author |
Salm, Rodney V.
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LC no. |
2009012952 |
ISBN |
9781597168694 (hbk.) |
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