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Orr, Nicole K.

Magnificent Creatures of the Mediterranean Sea: Learn About Animals Including Sharks, Sea Urchins, Cuttlefish, and the Fried Egg Jellyfish!

(3) K-3 Magnificent Creatures series. This guide to animals found in the Mediterranean provides interesting facts about each one. For example, children will learn that striped dolphins can swim as fast as twenty-three miles per hour, and the mauve stinger jellyfish glows in the dark. Stunning nature photographs of creatures such as loggerhead turtles and purple sea urchins add visual interest. Difficult words for beginning readers are spelled out phonetically. Sources for further reading and a glossary are appended.

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