Marine Life

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Cover: Into the Deep: Science, Technology, and the Quest to Protect the Ocean
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Into the Deep: Science, Technology, and the Quest to Protect the Ocean

Containing 97 percent of Earth's water supply, the ocean plays a huge role in regulating global temperatures, supporting plant and animal life, and contributing to the livelihoods of millions Read More →

  • Lexile: 1200
  • Dewey: 551.46
  • Copyright: 2020

Shark Quest: Protecting the Ocean's Top Predators

Sharks are in trouble. Fifty shark species are at high risk of extinction, and another sixty-three are threatened. These intelligent, mysterious—and sometimes scary—fish evolved about 420… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1120
  • ATOS: 7.7
  • Dewey: 597.3
  • Copyright: 2019
Cover: Smart and Spineless: Exploring Invertebrate Intelligence
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Smart and Spineless: Exploring Invertebrate Intelligence

When you think of smart animals, what comes to mind? Wise old owls? Problem-solving dolphins? Maybe you have heard of Koko the gorilla, who has mastered one thousand signs in American Sign… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1210
  • ATOS: 7.8
  • Dewey: 592.13
  • Copyright: 2016
Cover: Whale Quest: Working Together to Save Endangered Species
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Whale Quest: Working Together to Save Endangered Species

Decades of commercial whaling nearly decimated a variety of whales considered a keystone species. Keystone species are indicators of the overall health of Earth's habitats. While whales have… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1150
  • ATOS: 8.0
  • Dewey: 599.5
  • Copyright: 2018