Can You Protect the Coral Reefs?: An Interactive Eco Adventure

By Michael Burgan

Pollution, climate change, and overfishing are killing the world's coral reefs. But you can help! Navigate through three different stories in this ecological rescue mission. With dozens of possible story outcomes, it's up to you to save the coral reefs from extinction. The planet needs you. Will YOU CHOOSE to help?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jan 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781977157218

Michael Burgan

Michael Burgan has written numerous books for children and young adults during his nearly 20 years as a freelance writer. Many of his books have focused on U.S. history, geography, and the lives of world leaders. Michael has won several awards for his writing, and his graphic novel version of the classic tale Frankenstein (Stone Arch Books) was a Junior Library Guild selection.  Michael graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in history. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his cat, Callie.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

About Your Adventure

Chapter 1: Traveling to Carrie Bow

Chapter 2: Reefs at Different Depths

Chapter 3: Diving Deep

Chapter 4: Ocean Cleanup

Chapter 5: Protecting Coral Reefs

World Map of Coral Reefs

Glossary

Other Paths to Explore

Read More

Internet Sites

Index

Copyright

Back Cover

Cover

Title Page

Table of Contents

Start of Content

Main Body

Backmatter

Glossary

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ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURE

YOU are a researcher trying to save the tropical coral reefs from extinction. You and a team of scientists are racing to save them. Can you help make a difference before it’s too late?

Chapter One sets the scene. Then you choose which path to read. Follow the links at the bottom of each page as you read the stories. The decisions you make will change your outcome. After you finish one path, go back and read the others for new perspectives and more adventures. Use your device's back buttons or page navigation to jump back to your last choice.

CHAPTER 1

TRAVELING TO CARRIE BOW

After a long day’s travel from the United States, you sit in a small motorboat plowing through crystal-clear water. Ahead, you see a small area of sand. Several buildings sit on this tiny island, and palm trees sway in the warm breeze. It looks like paradise. But you’re not here for a vacation.

A few minutes later, you reach Carrie Bow Cay. The island is off the mainland of Belize. At Carrie Bow, scientists and other researchers are trying to save natural wonders that many people never see—coral reefs.

You’re a researcher who specializes in marine biology. You’ve spent years in your lab, studying coral reefs. And now, you can’t believe your luck. You have the chance to study these reefs up close, in their natural habitat. You hope that with your knowledge and skills, you’ll be able to help save the reefs that surround Carrie Bow and other islands around the world.

You know how important coral reefs are. They cover less than two percent of the ocean bottoms, yet they provide food and shelter to about 25 percent of the world’s marine species. Fishers catch and sell the