Burlington Public Library

"In this book, early fluent readers will learn how manatees live and survive in the ocean. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the mammal's appearance, diet, life cycle, and behaviors. Take a Look! infographics highlight and label the mammal's range and habitat as well as its anatomy. Sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an activity offers readers an opportunity...

Explores the world of manatees, including their habitats, physical characteristics, diet, behavior, and threats to their environment.

The strange-looking sea mammal called the manatee is a gentle creature. Picture yourself with algae and barnacles growing on your skin, coming up to take a breath every few minutes, and always searching for a tasty plant to eat.

In this book, early fluent readers will learn how the manatee came back from the brink of extinction. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the animals habitat, diet, behaviors, and current status, as well as how conservation efforts helped these sea cows make a comeback.

Readers are introduced to basic facts about manatees in this exciting volume. Vibrant photographs and straightforward text will inspire any young reader to keep learning about manatees. They are sure to be enchanted with these big, gentle mammals.

As a young child writes a school report about sea cows, or manatees, her subject tries to defend herself against unflattering comparisons to a "land cow." Includes facts about manatees and links to sites where one can adopt a manatee.

Dr. Mac has brought Brenna, Maggie, and Zoe to Florida to visit her friend Gretchen, a marine biologist who runs a manatee rescue center that?s in desperate need of money. Brenna's immediately drawn to the endangered, gentle giants, and wants to do whatever she can to help them?and the center. But is she causing trouble where she wants to help?

Find out where manatees live, what they eat, and how they breath. Learn about dangers to manatees and how they are being protected.

This fascinating program explores a pair of marine animals, the manatee and the lion fish, and documents their interactions with each other, as wll as with their habitat.

Text and photographs introduce these gentle brownish gray mammals that live in the water.