Bibliograph

City fish, country fish, how fish adapt to tropical seas and cold oceans, Mary M. Cerullo ; photography by Jefffrey L. Rotman

Type

Label

City fish, country fish, how fish adapt to tropical seas and cold oceans, Mary M. Cerullo ; photography by Jefffrey L. Rotman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 47)

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Middle School1100, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

City fish, country fish

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

980349256

Responsibility statement

Mary M. Cerullo ; photography by Jefffrey L. Rotman

Series statement

A How nature works book

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Accelerated Reader, 6.4.Reading Counts!, 10.0.

Sub title

how fish adapt to tropical seas and cold oceans

Summary

Compares and contrasts tropical coral reef fishes and temperate climate fishes, using the differences between city dwellers and country dwellers as an analogy to describe fish from the two bioregions. Fish that live in warmer tropical seas are like city dwellers, packed into reefs and surrounded by life in great variety and urgent motion, day and night. Through color, shape, size, and other adaptations, city fish and country fish have evolved to survive in their particular habitats. That powerful analogy and vibrant underwater photos captivate young readers with the wild variety of ocean life. The second edition of this popular book includes new information about the effects of climate change on fish and their habitats and about great white sharks, who are among the few species who roam back and forth between cold and tropical waters

Table Of Contents

Would you be surprised to learn that there are ocean animals that live in the "city"... and others that live in the "country"? -- Tropical reefs are like cities: diversity is all around! -- Cold oceans are like the country... lots of life but less variety -- Tropical oceans are blue -- Cold oceans are like green soup -- Rainbow-colored fishes swim in tropical oceans -- Earth-toned fishes swim in cold oceans -- Tropical fishes live in high-rise condos -- Cold-water fishes have room to roam -- Tropical fishes are flat and compact -- Cold-water fishes are solid and sturdy -- Tropical fishes work together with symbiosis -- Cold-water fishes work together by schooling -- Tropical fishes survive by specialization -- Cold-water fish survive by hardiness -- A coral reef never sleeps -- In cold oceans, change comes more slowly -- Sharks roam the reefs... -- ...and the cool seas too -- Fish, like us, are all the same --but different -- The ocean is changing -- The ocean is a great place to live!

Target audience

juvenile

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How fish adapt to tropical seas and cold oceans

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