We all live in families. But not all families live in the same way. And everywhere there are rules to make it easier to live and work and play together. In this book you will read about different...
Who Are We?
We're all the people in the world. We live in cities or villages, in deserts, on mountains, and on islands in the seas. Wherever we are, we make homes to live in and find work to do. We come in...
Sea squirts
Did anyone ever call you a "little squirt"? They were calling you after a little creature that lives in the sea---the sea squirt. A sea squirt may look like two tubes joined together at the sides....
Coelenterates
The sea is the home of a large group of animals that really aren't much more than a stomach with tentacles. These animals are called coelenterates (sih tuh rayts). The name comes from two Greek...
Collecting sea shells
> Many people enjoy collecting sea shells as a hobby. But collecting sea > shells is more than a hobby. It's actually part of a science---the > science of conchology (kahng uh jee). So, if you >...
Sea slugs
If you have ever played in a garden or meadow, you've probably seen slugs. A slug is a snail without a shell. It's a little brownish-yellow lump that crawls very slowly. Usually it has two \"feelers"...
Snaky fish
Many people seeing an eel moving in and out among the rocks on the sea bottom might think it was a snake. The eel does have a long, slithery, slimy-looking, snaky body. But eels are not snakes. They...
Animals of the sea
Billions of tiny plants and animals drift in huge groups in the sea. These creatures are so small that most of them can be seen only with a microscope. The sea is filled with many different kinds...
Saving the Plants
Conservation means "saving things that come from nature" --- air, soil, water, animals, and plants. Plants might not seem to need care, but they do. Plants can get sick, just as people can. Insects...
What Plants Do for Us
rfW/MWtr Plants do a lot for us. We couldn't live without them. Plants give us vegetables, fruits, cereals, and most other foods we eat. Plants give us wood for building houses and making...