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Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea
by Chris Butterworth, illustrated by John Lawrence
Dive into the warm ocean
and swim around amid
the coral and waving sea
grass. Do you see an eye
like a small black bead
peering out at you? Linger
for a while and discover
the secrets of the sea
horse—one of the shyest
fish in the sea. With a
head like a horse, a tail
like a monkey, and a
pouch like a kangaroo,
the sea horse acts like a
chameleon, changing
color to ward off danger or to show that he and his mate are a
lifelong pair. Watch their fascinating mating dance, as the two of
them twine their tails together and twirl, before she places her
eggs in his pouch to be born. Could there be a more intriguing
creature of the sea?
Just the Facts
youtu.be/QdXGSsKKAiQ
No voice over here but a stream of fact with film about seahorses.
Galloping Extinction
youtu.be/wvOeT-x8B6Q
A documentary film that shows different kinds of seahorses in
their natural habitat, showing how these shy animals blend with
their surroundings, mate for life and give birth.
Wild Oceans
youtu.be/eo-a25phR8E
Seahorses, sea dragons and pipefish filmed in the wild and
showing how they move, camouflage and hunt.
Mister Seahorse
youtu.be/yoqxhIi4HbQ
A Read-Aloud video of how the seahorse dad looks after the
young seahorses.
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EXTINCTION
DISEASE
MONKEYS
AFRICA
EMPIRE
CONDOR
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FROGS
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Standards Link: Visual Discrimination:
Find similarities and differences in common objects.
Sometimes, monkeys like to imitate each other! Look at these
monkeys to find the two that are exactly the same.
Monkey See, Monkey Do
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Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Find the words by looking up,
down, backwards, forwards,
sideways and diagonally.
EXTINCTION
DISEASE
MONKEYS
AFRICA
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Standards Link: Visual Discrimination:
Find similarities and differences in common objects.
Sometimes, monkeys like to imitate each other! Look at these
monkeys to find the two that are exactly the same.
Monkey See, Monkey Do
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