The coral reefs of Florida
By: Peggy Sias Lantz and Wendy Hale ; illustrated by Jean Barnes
Contributors: Hale, Wendy, 1954- author; Barnes, Jean, illustrator
Edition: First edition.
Series: The Florida water story -- volume 2
Publisher: Pineapple Press, Inc.
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Sarasota, Florida
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781561647033
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Coral reef biology; Juvenile literature; Coral reef ecology; Natural history; Coral reefs and islands
Description: "Under the blue-green water near the Florida Keys lies a magical world that few people see. The only coral reefs in North America are home to billions of tiny coral animals, schools of colorful fish, graceful sea turtles, and other fascinating creatures. Come explore the rainbow-colored coral reefs of Florida and discover who lives in the living garden that is coral."--
Notes: Ages 10-14.

Grades 7 to 8.
Table of contents: title: What's a reef?; title: Kinds of reefs; title: Where does coral grow?; title: How does coral eat?; title: How does coral protect itself; title: Kinds of coral; title: Coral, coral, and more coral; title: Zooxanthellae; title: Night vs. day; title: Reef creatures; title: Boring Creatures; title: Reef protection; title: More reef fish; title: Reef Neighbors; title: Armed and dangerous; title: The Spiny lobster; title: The queen of conchs; title: What can harm Florida's reefs; title: Conserving Florida's endangered reefs.