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K-3
Pebble Plus: Sea Life series.
Octopus facts and reading practice are offered in this simple nonfiction narrative for beginning readers. The text includes general, non-species-specific information about octopuses' ocean habitat, size, and eating habits. Color photos on the right-hand pages and easy-to-read sentences on the left make for a clean but relatively bland layout. Reading list. Glos., ind.
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K-3
Pebble Plus: Sea Life series.
Sea lion facts and reading practice are offered in this simple nonfiction narrative for beginning readers. The text includes general information about this animal's ocean habitat, size, and eating habits. Color photos on the right-hand pages and easy-to-read sentences on the left make for a clean but relatively bland layout. Reading list. Glos., ind.
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K-3
Pebble Plus: Sea Life series.
Basic facts about clown fish are presented in an easy-to-read, straightforward text. Information covered includes size and appearance, habitat, life cycle, and how the fish make their homes inside sea anemones (along with additional description of their symbiotic relationship). The layout is clear and attractive, and the full-page color photos are crisp and eye-catching. Reading list. Glos., ind.
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K-3
Pebble Plus: Sea Life series.
Basic facts about sea stars are presented in an easy-to-read, straightforward text. Information covered includes variation in appearance (from five to forty arms), variation in size (from one inch to three feet wide), habitat, diet, and life cycle. The layout is clear and attractive, and the full-page color photos are crisp and eye-catching. Reading list. Glos., ind.