Review: Animals of the amazing Great Barrier Reef!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2014
As well as an introduction on the Great Barrier Reef, where it is located etc the author also informs the reader about the following twelve animals that make it their home. Of course there are WAY more than that living on the reef but this is a great start.Australian Clown Fish * Blue Tang Fish * Soft Corals * Hard Corals * Giant Clam * Australian Seahorses * Nudibranchs * Australian Blue Starfish (Sea Star) * Green Sea Turtle * Blacktip Shark * Spinner Dolphin * DugongDid you know that the flesh of the Blue Tang fish is poisonous? Many children may not know that coral is in fact an animal! The Giant Clam can weigh 440lbs! Wow! They can live up to 100 years old! Did you know that a baby seahorse is called a Fry? Dugongs like to eat sea grass.At the end of the book there are 12 Fun Reef Facts.A beautiful book that is well written and illustrated.