Brit a nnic a LEARNING LIBRARY Creatures of the Waters Encounter fascinating animals that live in and around water CHICAGO LONDON NEW DELHI PARIS SEOUL SYDNEY TAIPEI TOKYO
Creatures of the Waters TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 WATERBIRDS Albatrosses Forever Gliding 6 Ducks Dabblers Divers and Perchers 8 Geese Fine-Feathered Travelers 10 Gulls The Ocean’s Cleanup Crew 12 Penguins Well-Dressed Swimmers 14 Swans Birds of Beauty Grace and Speed 16 WATER-WISE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES Amphibians The Land-and-Water Dwellers 18 Frogs Amazing Changing Amphibians 20 Alligators and Crocodiles Modern Dinosaurs 22 Anacondas A Tight Squeeze 24 Turtles Taking Their Time 26 FRESH FISH Fish Citizens of the Waters 28 Carp The Fishy Survivor 30 Piranhas Frightening Little Fish 32 Salmon Leaping Up the Waterfall 34 Sharks Predators of the Sea 36 MOSTLY MARINE MARVELS Coral Builders in the Sea 38 Deep-Sea Life Flashing Lights 40 Jellyfish Boneless Blobs of the Sea 42 Mollusks Shell-Dwelling Animals 44 Octopuses Eight-Armed Wonders 46 Sponges Plant or Animal 48 AQUATIC MAMMALS Buffalo Water-Loving Beasts 50 Hippopotamuses Kings of the River 52 Manatees Mermaids of Yore 54 Muskrats The Town Builders 56 Walruses The Whale Horses 58 Whales The Biggest Animals of All 60 GLOSSARY 62 INDEX 63 Brit a nnic a LEARNING LIBRARY
