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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sexton, Colleen A., 1967
Sponges / by Colleen Sexton.
p. cm. -- (Blastoff! readers. Oceans alive)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: Simple text and full-color photographs introduce beginning readers to penguins. Developed by
literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third gradeProvided by publisher.
ISBN 978-1-60014-268-0(hardcover : alk. paper))
1. SpongesJuvenile literature. I. Title.
QL371.6.S48 2009
593.4dc22 2009008480

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Printed in the United States of America, North Mankato, MN. 110110 1178

Sponges are animals. They live
in every ocean in the world.

They live in shallow places
and deep places.

There are more than 5,000
different kinds of sponges.

Some sponges are as small as
the tip of a pencil. Some are
bigger than a person.

Sponges come in many shapes.
They can look like tubes, fans,
vases, cups, or barrels.

Sponges come in many colors.
They can be yellow, purple,
orange, gray, or brown.

Sponges stick to rocks, reef
a ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the
water.
and other objects on the
ocean floor.

Some sponges grow close
together in a group. They look
like one giant sponge!

Most sponges stay in one
place all their lives.

Some sponges stick to the shell
the hard covering on the outside of an animal's
body.
of snails, crabs, and other animals.
These sponges go places!

A sponge does not have a heart,
a stomach, or a brain. It does not
have a head, mouth, eyes, or ears.

Sponges have hard skeleton
The hard parts that make up the frame of an animal's body.
The skeletons are made of thick
threads or sharp spikes.

Sponges have tough skin outside
their skeletons.

Small holes cover a sponge's
body. Water flows into the holes.

The water carries in tiny plants
and animals. They are food for sponges.

Water flows out through a

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