The Manta Ray Mystery

From PLUM LANDING · 2014

The Manta Ray Mystery
5 min2nd3rd4thScience
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Summary

Plum sends Clementine and Cooper to investigate reports of a VERY big fish near a pizza place. A nighttime adventure that reveals the surprising sea creatures living close to a city harbor.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

The kids investigate a big-fish mystery and meet the creatures of a city harbor.

  1. What creature turned out to be behind the mystery?
  2. What kinds of animals live in the water near a city?
  3. Why might a big sea animal come close to shore?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: harbor, marine, investigate.

Try it: Draw the water habitat near a city and label two animals that might live there.