aquatic animals

Brief text introduces the concepts of wet and dry, comparing some animals that get wet with some animals that stay dry.

Discusses why some animals can live both in water and on land while other animals must live in water.

Presents information about such creatures found in the world's lakes and oceans as Great White sharks, the Loch Ness Monster, giant squids, and poisonous jellyfish.

Text and illustrations describe animal groups who spend most or all of their lives in water.

Describes how rivers flow to the sea and the characteristics of rivers and lakes, including the animal life found within and near them.

Describes how such creatures as the basilisk, Western grebe, and water strider manage to travel across the water's surface.

Text and close-up photographs describe organisms found in water including algae, amoebas, and pond skaters.

Text and photographs describe how dolphins swim, hunt for fish, and avoid killer whales.

Introduces, in brief text and illustrations, the characteristics of unusual and, often predatory, fish and other creatures that live in or near the ocean.