At the sea floor café : odd ocean critter poems

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Information & Library Science Library — Juvenile

Call Number
J811 Bulion
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Available

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Summary

Celebrate sea creatures and their fare in this award-winning volume of witty science poetry!

What's on the menu for undersea creatures? Leslie Bulion's clever collection of poems describes the devious and surprising methods ocean denizens use to forage for food, capture prey, and trick predators.Poems bobble and swim effortlessly from page to page, leading readers from the snail shell home of the jeweled anemone crab to a raft of violet snails hanging upside down in their bubble houses.

The book also features rich back matter, including science notes with details about each animal's behavior, a glossary, and poetry notes explaining the types and forms of poems that appear on each spread. Leslie Evans's striking linoleum prints round out this title, which is perfect for cross-curricular learning.

Contents

Dive in! -- Party poppers -- Walk like a nut -- The leopard sea cucumber and the emperor shrimp -- Fish food -- Healthy eating -- Crabby camouflage -- Watch the toes -- Dolphin fashion -- Upside down and all around -- Hidden in plain sight -- Dental health -- Krill power -- With her eggs tucked underneath her arms -- Jellyfishing -- At the sea floor café -- The invasion of the bone eaters -- Hooray for the sea and the ROV.

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