M EXPLORING OUR OCEANs G SEA STAR C S Us A N H G R A Y
TA BLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 No Luck CHAPTER 2 THE SEA STAR's BODY 8 CHAPTER 3 SEA STAR FOOD 16 CHAPTER 4 A STAR Is BORN 20 CHAPTER 5 SURVIVING AND THRIVING 26 THINK ABOUT IT 30 LEARN MORE GLOSSARY 32 INDEX 32
CHAPTER 1 Co LUCKN he sea star began to sense something in the water It was the smell of food The animal began creeping toward it Soon it came upon a group of scallops The sea star's arm gently touched one scallop But the prey slammed its shell closed and jerked out of harm s way The sea star continued on to the next scallop It too snapped shut and jumped away Suddenly all of the other scallops got the same idea Shells began clapping shut In no time they had all fled leaving the sea star alone 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
The sea star stopped moving The smell of food was not so strong now Perhaps it would have better luck next time Sea stars live underwater in warm and cold climates EXPLORING OUR
