Who Needs a Reef?: A Coral Ecosystem

by Karen Patkau

Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out - How coral reefs form - Why coral reefs bustle and teem with life - Why there are more kinds of living things on coral reefs than anywhere else in the sea - What the types of hard corals are - Which plants and animals attach themselves to coral reefs - How coral reefs protect shorelines - How coral reefs help develop natural harbors and beaches - Where the coral reef areas of the world are - Why we need coral reefs

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770493905
• ISBN13: 9781770493902
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.2" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5