The Nature Kid's Guide to Sea Lions: A Level 2 Reader for Curious Young Kids Who Love Sea Lions! (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798898182151)

There's way more to sea lions than the ones balancing balls at the aquarium. These smart, powerful animals can dive 1,000 feet deep, hold their breath for 10 minutes, work with the US Navy to find underwater mines, and leap six feet straight out of the water to land on a rock.

"The Nature Kid's Guide to Sea Lions" is written for curious kids ages 7 to 12 who want to know what makes these ocean athletes so extraordinary. How do their whiskers feel a fish swimming by in water too murky to see through? Why do male sea lions go six weeks without eating while guarding their territory? And how does a pup find its mother in a colony of 10,000 barking sea lions?

Short sentences and jaw-dropping facts fill every page. Your child will discover that Steller sea lions weigh as much as a small car, that sea lions sometimes eat small sharks, and that young sea lions toss seaweed in the air just for fun. They'll learn how colonies work together to herd fish into tight balls before taking turns eating, how pups can walk within an hour of being born, and how sea lions twist and cut at lightning speed to dodge great white sharks.

A book for every kid who has ever watched a sea lion at the beach or the aquarium and wanted to know everything about it.

Flipper power, lightning speed, 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 on the rocks.