A strange shape moved slowly through the dark-blue water of a tropical sea. It looked like a see-through umbrella. But instead of a handle, it had ragged, lacy strips and strings hanging down from...
A many-armed “monster”
The sun was setting over the ocean, and the sky was a blaze of pink, orange, and purple. As the big red ball slowly dropped out of sight, the bright colors faded and the sky turned blue-black. Night...
Crustaceans
Beetles and other many-legged creatures belong to a huge \"family" of animals we call arthropods thruh pahdz). All arthropods have a jointed body, a shell, and three or more pairs of legs. Though...
Sea horses
Someone once described the sea horse as a fish with the head of a horse, the tail of a monkey, the hard, outer shell of an insect, and the pouch of a kangaroo! And this is a good description. The sea...
Decorated fish
Some of the most beautiful fish in the world live among coral reefs. Coral reefs are rocky formations that look like lovely, underwater rock gardens. They are found near the shore in warm, tropical...
Fish
Many people think of any animal that lives in the sea as a fish. But only a certain kind of animal with a certain kind of body is a fish. Such creatures as oysters, starfish, jellyfish, and whales...
The world ocean
Look at a globe from the top or the bottom. You will see that all the oceans are really joined to one another and form a single body of water. More than three-quarters of our world is covered with...
A long winter nap
In the autumn, a woodchuck curls up into a ball in its underground home and goes to sleep. And it sleeps during the whole winter. The woodchuck's sleep isn't like the sleep you have at night. The...
Playing hide and seek with the sun
It is night in a desert. A small lizard lies covered with sand. Only its head sticks out. It is using the sand like a blanket to keep its body warm during the cool night. When the sun comes up,...
Animal groups
To make it easier to study animals, scientists have arranged them into groups. All the animals in each group are alike in one or more important ways. Mammals If an animal drinks milk when it's a...