Sea Creatures Book #1: A Set of Seven 15-Minute Books, Educational Version

By Caitlind L. Alexander

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:

"Dolphins: Playmates of the Sea"
"Clown Fish: Friends of the Stinging Anemone"
"Jellyfish: Boogers of the Sea"
"Octopuses: Eight-Armed Wonders"
"Rays and Skates: Pancakes of the Sea"
"Sea Horses: Tiny Horses of the Sea"
"Sea Dragons: Animals in Disguise"

Ages 7 to 10
All measurements in American and metric.
Educational Versions Include exercises designed to meet Common Core Standards.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: LearningIsland.com
• Release date: Jan 26, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311261946

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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THE LIVES OF SEA CREATURES

Book 1

Featuring Dolphins, Clown Fish

Jellyfish, Octopuses, Rays and Skates,

Sea Horses, and Sea Dragons

By Caitlind L. Alexander

A Set of Seven LearningIsland.com

15 - Minute Books

Editor: Jennifer Robinson

Pictures by Clipart.com unless otherwise noted

Smashwords Edition

(c) Copyright 2012 Caitlind L. Alexander. All rights reserved.

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The Lives of Sea Creatures / Caitlind L. Alexander

Summary: A brief look at the lives of several different sea creatures including Dolphins, Clown Fish, Jellyfish, Octopuses, Rays and Skates, Sea Horses and Sea Dragons.

1. Sea Creatures. Juvenile Literature. 2. Dolphins. Juvenile Literature.

Reading Level: 3.5

Words: 10,657

Ages 7 and up.

Table of Contents

Dolphins: Playmates of the Sea

Clown Fish: Friends of the Stinging Anemone

Jellyfish: Boogers of the Sea

Octopuses: Eight-Armed Wonders

Rays and Skates: Pancakes of the Sea

Sea Horses: Tiny Horses of the Sea

Sea Dragons: Animals in Disguise

Activities

Answers

About the Author

DOLPHINS

PLAYMATES OF THE SEA

By Caitlind L. Alexander

A LearningIsland.com

15 - Minute Book

What is a Dolphin?

Dolphins are mammals that live in the ocean. They have smooth, gray skin. Their skin feels like rubber.

The dolphin's mouth is filled with rows and rows of sharp teeth. They are made for tearing off pieces of meat.

Dolphins come in different colors. Most of them are gray, but there are also dolphins that are black and white. There are even some that are all white.

Some dolphins have long, skinny noses. Some have much shorter noses. There are even some, like the beluga, who have almost no nose at all.

Dolphins don't have gills. They breathe air just like humans. That means that they can't stay under water for too long or they will drown.

Dolphins are really part of the whale family. They also have two names. Dolphins are also called porpoises.

Like whales, dolphins have a blow hole on the top of their heads. They use this hole to breathe out after a long dive. Sometimes there is water in the blow hole. Then they make a spout, just like a whale does. A dolphin can blow air out its blow hole at over 100 miles (160 kilometres) an hour!

It takes less than a fifth of a second for a dolphin to breathe out and in. That's almost as fast as you can blink!

Scientists don't know how deep dolphins can dive. They have tested some dolphins and found out that they can go at least 1,500 feet (457 metres) deep. Some dolphins might go deeper.

When they go that deep, their lungs collapse. In fact, the water is so heavy it completely squishes them. If humans went that deep, their bones would be crushed.

Scientists don't know how many different kinds of dolphins there are. They think there are about 50 kinds.

Most people are used to seeing the bottle-nose dolphin. The bottle-nose dolphin has a medium sized nose. Their mouth turns up at the ends. It makes it look like they are always smiling.

Dolphins have good eyesight. They can see as well out of the water as they can under the water. But a lot of times dolphins don't see things with their eyes.

Dolphins have something called sonar. They make sounds by moving air around inside their heads. The sounds come out and bounce off things in the water. Then the sounds bounce back to the dolphin.

The dolphins hear the sounds and it gives them a picture of what is in the water ahead of them. If you blindfold a dolphin, it can still swim around things in a tank, just as if it could see them.

Dolphins don't hear the sounds with their ears. They don't have any ears on the outside of their head. Instead, they hear the sound through a thin window in their jaw. Many of these sounds are so high pitched that humans cannot hear them.

Dolphins can also make