The Nature Kid's Guide to Jellyfish: A Level 2 Reader for Curious Young Kids Who Love Jellyfish! (The Nature Kid's Guide to Animals! - Level 2 Readers)

Zap! A thousand invisible stingers fire faster than a bullet and a fish goes limp. It's a jellyfish, and it did that without a brain, a heart, or a single bone. There's way more to jellyfish than a sting at the beach. These ancient animals have outlasted every mass extinction for 500 million years, can glow in the deep ocean dark, and one species can actually reverse its own aging and start life over from scratch. "The Nature Kid's Guide to Jellyfish" is written for curious kids ages 7 to 12 who want to know what makes these boneless, brainless creatures so extraordinary. How does the atolla jellyfish use a spinning ring of blue light to call for backup when attacked? Why can a Portuguese man o' war still sting you days after it's dead on the beach? And how does the immortal jellyfish cheat death? Short sentences and jaw-dropping facts fill every page. Your child will discover that lion's mane jellyfish can grow longer than a blue whale, that box jellyfish have 24 real eyes and can actually hunt their prey, and that a single bloom can tip over a fishing boat. They'll meet fried egg jellies that carry hitchhiking crabs across the ocean, irukandji jellyfish the size of a fingertip that can make a person sick for days, and deep sea jellies that glow rainbow colors as they swim. A book for every kid who has ever spotted a jellyfish on the beach and wanted to know exactly what they were looking at. Glowing tentacles, ancient secrets, and a whole book full of wild facts your child will want to share. Thousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kids Guide series. Your child's next favorite ocean animal is waiting just below the surface. Read more