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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sexton, Colleen A., 1967
Walruses / by Colleen Sexton.
p. cm. (Blastoff! readers. Oceans alive)
Summary: Simple text and supportive full-color photographs introduce beginning readers to Walruses. Intended for
kindergarten through third grade studentsProvided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-60014-110-2 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-60014-110-2 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. WalrusJuvenile literature. I. Title.
QL737.P62S49 2008
599.79'9dc22 2007014941

Text copyright 2008 by Bellwether Media.
SCHOLASTIC, CHILDREN'S PRESS, and associated logos are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. Printed in the United States of America.

Walruses live in the Arctic
the area around the North Pole
Winters there are long
and cold.

Walruses swim in the ocean
and rest on shore.

Sometimes they catch a
ride on an ice floe
a sheet of floating ice

Adult walruses have tusks
a pair of long teeth that are curved and pointed
These long teeth never
stop growing.

Walruses hook their tusks onto
the ice and pull themselves
out of the water.

Tusks are strong and hard.
Sometimes the end of a
tusk breaks off.

Walruses have thick skin.

Walruses have blubber
a thick layer of fat under the skin; blubber helps keep a walrus warm in icy waters.
under their skin to keep
them warm.

Sometimes walruses get too
hot. They lie on their backs
to cool off.

Walruses have four flippers
a flat limb that is shaped like a paddle; flippers help walruses and other sea animals swim.

Walruses use their flippers to
walk on land and to swim in
the ocean.

Walruses have small eyes.
They cannot see well in
dark water.

Walruses hold their breath
to dive. They can stay
underwater for minutes!

Walruses mostly eat clams.
They use their thick whiskers
to feel for clams in the mud.

Walruses put their mouths
around clamshells and suck
out the meat.

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