Little Monsters of the Ocean: Metamorphosis under the Waves
LITTLE MONSTERS OF THE OCEAN METAMORPHOSIS under the Waves HEATHER L MONTGOMERY MILLBROOK PRESS MINNEAPOLIS
For Kadence may your own version of metamorphosis be miraculous
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Beware 4 CHAPTER 1 MONSTER MADNESS 6 What Is Metamorphosis CHAPTER 2 WHO MORPHS AND HOW Metamorphosis and Molting 12 CHAPTER 3 SURF'S UP DUDE Different Foods and Different Functions 18 CHAPTER 4 STUCK IN THE MUD 24 Why Do Larvae Need to Move Around CHAPTER 5 MOTHER KNOWS BEST Starting Life Right 30 CHAPTER 6 GROWING UP WILD What Controls Metamorphosis 36 CHAPTER 7 MORPHINS MYSTERIES 42 Questions for the Future 48 49 50 AUTHOR'S NOTE LIFE STAGES GLOSSARY SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY MORE TO EXPLORE INDEX 52 52 55