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Real-Life Sea Monsters

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Long ago, sailors told tales about terrible monsters that lurked in the sea. Many of their stories may have been based on amazing—but real—sea creatures. Giant squid catch their food with tentacles and fight huge sperm whales. Manatees breathe air and must eat 100 pounds of food every day. Fifty-foot long oarfish have silvery, snakelike bodies. What monsters could they have inspired? Find out more about these real-life sea monsters and the scary stories sailors told about them!

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Series: On My Own Science Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
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OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781580136853
  • Release date: August 1, 2007

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9781580136853
  • File size: 9712 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2007

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OverDrive Read
PDF ebook

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.2
Lexile® Measure:690
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

Long ago, sailors told tales about terrible monsters that lurked in the sea. Many of their stories may have been based on amazing—but real—sea creatures. Giant squid catch their food with tentacles and fight huge sperm whales. Manatees breathe air and must eat 100 pounds of food every day. Fifty-foot long oarfish have silvery, snakelike bodies. What monsters could they have inspired? Find out more about these real-life sea monsters and the scary stories sailors told about them!

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