Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef book cover — G E T T I N G T O K N O W O U R P L A N E T G E T T I N G T O K N O W O U R P L A N E T GETTING TO KNOW OUR PLANET GETTING TO KNOW OUR PLANET G E T T I N G T O K N O W O U R P L A N E T G E T T I N G T O K N O W O U R P L A N E T G E T T I N G T O K N O W O U R P L A N E T G E T T I N G T O K N O W O U R P L A N E T BY VICKY FRANCHINO GREAT BARRIER REEF C O M M U N I T Y (cid:169) C O N N E C T I O N S GETTING TO KNOW OUR PLANET

Great Barrier Reef — page 1 — Published in the United States of America by Cherry Lake Publishing Ann Arbor Michigan www cherrylakepublishing com Content Adviser Linda Hooper-Bùi PhD Associate Professor Department of Environmental Science Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Baton Rouge Louisiana Reading Adviser Marla Conn Read With Me Now Photo Credits Cover and page 1 Debra James Shutterstock com page 5 and 7 Pete Niesen Shutterstock com page 9 Ethan Daniels Shutterstock com page 11 melissaf84 Shutterstock com page 13 imageBROKER Alamy Stock Photo page 15 kaschibo Shutterstock com page 17 Birdiegal Shutterstock com page 19 Ozimages Alamy Stock Photo page 21 frantisekhojdysz Shutterstock com F E E R R E I R R A B T A E R G Copyright 2016 by Cherry Lake Publishing All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data on ﬁle Cherry Lake Publishing would like to acknowledge the work of The Partnership for 21st Century Skills Please visit www p21 org for more information Printed in the United States of America Corporate Graphics January 2016

Great Barrier Reef — page 2 — F E E R R E I R R A B T A E R G CONTENTS 4 8 12 18 Underwater City Building Blocks Sea Creatures People and the Great Barrier Reef 22 23 24 24 Glossary Find Out More Index About the Author T E N A L P R U O W O N K O T G N I T T E G

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