The Nature Kid's Guide to Manatees: A Level 2 Reader for Curious Young Kids Who Love Manatees! (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798898181482)

If your child loves manatees, this book takes that love somewhere extraordinary. Did you know manatees can sleep underwater all night long, automatically rising for a breath without ever waking up? That algae sometimes turns their skin green, and tiny fish swim up to nibble it off like a free spa treatment? That a scared manatee can hit 15 miles per hour, three times faster than an Olympic swimmer?

"The Nature Kid's Guide to Manatees" takes curious kids ages 7-12 deep into the warm, slow world of one of the ocean's most gentle and surprising animals. How does a manatee use 600 whiskers to find food in dark, murky water? Why do groups of over 300 manatees sometimes gather at a single warm spring in Florida? What connects these giant sea cows to their closest land relative, the elephant? Your child will be sharing facts before they finish the first chapter.

Short, punchy sentences and heartwarming surprises fill every page. From calves that call back and forth to find their mothers, to manatees hovering upright underwater like slow-motion balloons, to curious giants that swim straight toward divers instead of away from them, every page brings a new wonder.

A book for every kid who has ever seen a manatee and thought "that's so cool!"

Manatee numbers have grown from about 1,000 in the 1970s to over 7,500 today, thanks to people who chose to help. Once your child discovers just how extraordinary these gentle giants really are, they'll want to be one of those people too.

Thousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kids Guide series. Your child is next!