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Dear Parent: Your child’s love of reading starts here! 

Every child learns to read in a different way and at his or her own speed.

You can help your young reader improve and become more confident

by encouraging his or her own interests and abilities. You can also guide

 your child’s spiritual development by reading stories with biblical values

and Bible stories, like I Can Read! books published by Zonderkidz. Frombooks your child reads with you to the first books he or she reads alone,

there are I Can Read! books for every stage of reading:

MyFirst

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SHARED READING

Basic language, word repetition, and whimsicalillustrations, ideal for sharing with your emergent reader.

BEGINNING READING

Short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts forchildren eager to read on their own.

READING WITH HELP

Engaging stories, longer sentences, and language playfor developing readers.

READING ALONE

Complex plots, challenging vocabulary, and high-interesttopics for the independent reader.

 ADVANCED READING

Short paragraphs, chapters, and exciting themes for theperfect bridge to chapter books.

I Can Read! books have introduced children to the joy of reading since

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A lifetime of discovery begins with the magical words “I Can Read!”

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M A D E B Y G O D

ZONDERKIDZ

Weird and Wonderful Creations Copyright © 2014 by ZonderkidzPhotos © 2014 by Shutterstock

This title is also available as a Zondervan ebook.Visit www.zondervan.com/ebooks.

Requests for information should be addressed to:

Zonderkidz, 3900 Spa rks Drive SE,  Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Weird and wonderful creations.pages cm. — (Made by God)

Compilation of four previously published works.Includes index.ISBN 978-0-310-73124-5 (hardcover) — ISBN 978-0-310-73121-4 (epub)—

ISBN 978-0-310-73082-8 (epub) — ISBN 978-0-310-73091-0 (epub)1. Animals—Miscellan ea —Juvenile literature. 2. Plants—Miscellanea —

Juvenile literature.QH48.W38 2014590—dc23 2014014303

Scripture quotations marked NIrV are taken from The Holy Bible, New I nternationalReader’s Version® , NIrV® . Copyright© 1995, 1996, 1998 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by per-mission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Any Internet addresses (websites, blogs, etc.) and telephone numbers in this book

are offered as a resource. They are not intended in any way to be or imply anendorsement by Zondervan, nor does Zondervan vouch for the content of thesesites and numbers for the life of this book.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in aretrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical,photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews,without the prior permission of the publisher.

Zonderkidz is a trademark of Zondervan.

Editor: Mary HassingerCover and interior design: Cindy Davis

Printed in China

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The study of lifein the ocean iscalled marine biology .

Oceans make up two-thirds of theearth’s surface.

sea creatures

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God made everything,

and he made it all good.

He made the birds in the sky

and creatures under the sea,

like the …

Between 700,000and one million specielive in the world’s ocea

Around half of thecreatures in the sea

haven’t been

identified yet.

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POLAR PALS

Sea turtles love to eat jellyfish.

The rounded

body of a jellyfishis sometimescalled a bell.

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 jellyfish!

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Some jellyfishare so see-through

they are almost invisible!

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Most jellyfislive in salt wat

Jellyfish are not really fish.

They do not have bones.

They are more than 90% water.

Jellyfish look like see-through

umbrellas with long legs

called tentacles.

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Jellyfish eatshrimp, fish, tiny

plants, and even crabs.

The lion’s manejellyfish has a bell

that can besix feet wide!

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There are more than

200 kinds of jellyfish.

Some are called:

Lion’s mane jellyfish

Box jellyfish.

Jellyfish live in groups called

swarms or blooms.

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Jellyfish digesttheir food very quick

lf they didn’t, theywouldn’t be able t

float very well!

Jellyfish moveforward by squirtingwater from the same

opening they use to eat.

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Jellyfish float in the water.

Some move very quickly.

Jellyfish are in every ocean.

Some live near the top;

others live in the deep sea.

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Even dead  jellyfish can sting.

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The most dangerous

jellyfish is the Australianbox-like sea wasp. But

most do not attackhumans on purpose.

Jellyfish can be huge—120 feet long!

They can be poisonous.Some of them sting!

Jellyfish only live

two to six months.

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Jellyfish come inall sorts of brightcolors! Some even glo

ln some countries, jellyfish are a delicacy.That means people think

they are tasty!

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Even though jellyfish do not

have brains, hearts, or bones,

they are special to God,

 just like …

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Sometimes sea horsestravel long distances by

hitching a ride onfloating seaweed.

Most sea horsescan change colorlike a chameleon.

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sea horses!