TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Alive and Colorful 5 CHAPTER 2 Forming the Great Barrier Reef 11 CHAPTER 3 Plants and Animals 17 IT S A WONDER Clownfish and Sea Anemones 22 CHAPTER 4 The Great Barrier Reef Today 25 Focus on the Great Barrier Reef 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
CHAPTER 1 ALIVE AND COLORFUL An orange and white clownfish swims through warm waters It passes sea cucumbers and giant clams Colorful corals create a garden of pink flowers and green trees A blue sea star lies atop the coral Anemones wave gently in the warm ocean water Life in the Great Barrier Reef is active and beautiful The Great Barrier Reef is full of life
