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Websites to visit
Website 1
Watch a video clip of scallops swimming. (Scroll down to the video and click on the play button.)
Website 2
Print out and shade in pictures of seashore life. (Click on "Sea Stars and Anemones", "Rocky Shore" (both high and low tide) and "Hermit Crab".)
Website 3
Can you find snails and sea urchins in a rocky pool? (Find out about rocky pools, sometimes called tidepools, then spot sea creatures in a virtual tidepool.)
Website 4
Spot shells on the seashore then print out and shade in pictures of shells.
Website 5
Watch a video clip of baby turtles scurrying to the sea.
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About this book
Beginners
Seashore
- Which fish can breathe on land? Why do some crabs live in other animals' shells? And what happens when seabirds drink too much sea water?
- Beginner readers can find the answers to these questions, and lots of other exciting facts, in this colourful book illustrated with photographs.
- Specially written for children beginning to read on their own, with easy-to-read text prepared with the help of a reading expert.
- Includes internet links to websites with video clips of seashore life and online activities.
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