"'Coral
reefs are home to thousands of plants and animals."
What
are the largest structure built by any animal on earth?
How long has it taken these animals to build the structure?
What do these animals look like?
How many different kindsof these animals are there?
How are they different?
Why are these structures important to the ocean ecosystem?
What lives in the structures?
What threatens them?
What happens if they die?
Coral
Reefs by Jason Chin will bring you answers to these questions
and many more in this delightful mix of information and visual
fantasy as a young girl, Coral
Reefs in hand, swims through a growing ocean during a fascinating
tour! It is a book you will want to reread often because, each
time, more beautiful creatures and coral structures will beg for
you to explore more.
The
Kids' Wings unit for intermediate-level picture book, Coral Reefs
gives you integrated connections enriching and extending your
reading of this informational science book framed in a visual
fantasy.
Research
Links
for Coral
Reefs
by Jason Chin
Author-Illustrator
Jason Chin's Web Page
National
Geographic Video of Coral Reefs
Ocean
Portal, Coral Reefs and Ocean Ecosystem
Amazing Video of the Ocean Floor
Adopt
Nature including a Coral Reef
Coral
Reef Facts and Videos
Learn
and Protect Coral Reefs
Ocean Sites
Kelp
What's
that Fish?
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Literature
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Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau
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by Polly Holyoke,
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A
14-page literature guide with Jeopardy-type game, perfect for
lesson planning and handouts or projection on your SmartBoard
for Coral
Reefs is
now available!
The 14-page Unit Contains:
Discussion Cards
Getting Read to Read Non-Fiction, Pretest
Readers’ Theater Introduction
Vocabulary Fold-outs
Coral Reef Traveler, Map Study
Crossword Puzzle
Coral Reef Research
Coral Reef Animals That are Included in the Book
Multiple Choice Comprehension Questions
A Treasure Chest of Ideas (Research and Report)
Deep Down Math
Understanding Coral Reefs Check-up
Story Vocabulary
Answer Page
Plus a 50-slide interactive Jeopardy-type Game
Kids
Wings is grateful to Stephen
Anthony
for generously allowing us to use his symphonic composition, "The
Harps of the Sea" as our background music!
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