Rays and Skates: Pancakes of the Sea: Educational Version

By Caitlind L. Alexander

Have you ever seen a ray? Sting rays, manta rays, and devil rays are all cousins who live in the ocean. How much do you know about these strange winged creatures? Do you know:

What do rays eat?
What is a mermaid’s purse?
What do a ray’s teeth look like?
How big is the largest ray?

Find out what a ray looks like, where it lives, what it eats, what eats it, how babies are born, and other fun facts.

Ages 7 to 10.
All measurements in American and metric.

Educational Versions have CCSS activities.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: LearningIsland.com
• Release date: Sep 22, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301345892

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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RAYS AND SKATES

PANCAKES OF THE SEA

By Caitlind L. Alexander

A LearningIsland.com

15 - Minute Book

Editor: Jennifer Robinson

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Rays and Skates: Pancakes of the Sea / Caitlind L. Alexander

Summary: A brief look at the lives of rays and skates.

1. Rays. Juvenile Literature. 2. Skates. Juvenile Literature. 3. Sting Rays. Juvenile Literature. 4. Ocean Creatures Juvenile Literature.

Created in USA

Words: 1444

Reading Level: 3.2

Ages 7 and up

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What Are Rays and Skates?

Rays and skates are animals that live in the ocean.

Rays and skates are often referred to as stingrays. But this is not always true. Stingrays are one kind of ray. Skates are another.

All rays and skates are very flat. They have a large, flat body and a very long tail.

The tail is often as