Look,
a Ray!
by Tessa Kenan
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Kenan, Tessa, author.
Title: Look, a ray! / by Tessa Kenan.
Description: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2017] | Series: Bumba booksI see ocean animals | Audience:
Age 48. | Audience: K to grade 3. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016001060 (print) | LCCN 2016003113 (ebook) | ISBN 9781512414202 (lb : alk. paper) |
ISBN 9781512415070 (pb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781512415087 (eb pdf)
Subjects: LCSH: Rays (Fishes)Juvenile literature. | StingraysJuvenile literature.
Classification: LCC QL638.8 .K46 2017 (print) | LCC QL638.8 (ebook) | DDC 597.3/5dc23
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Table of
Contents
Rays Swim
Rays are fish.
Rays swim in warm ocean waters.
There are more than five hundred
kinds of rays.
Rays have two
large fins.
Rays flap their
fins to swim.
Rays have thin tails.
Some rays sting with their tails.
They sting sharks.
Sharks try to eat rays.
Rays hide in sand.
Their colors match
the sand.
How might a
rays color help
it stay safe?
A ray has two eyes.
They are on the top of its body.
The mouth is on the bottom.
So are the gills.
Why would
it be helpful to
have the eyes
on top?
Rays use their strong teeth to eat.
They can crack the shells of clams.
Baby rays are
called pups.
Mother rays have two
to six pups at a time.
Some rays live alone.
Others swim together.
A group is called a school.
Why might
rays swim
in groups?
Some rays jump.
This manta ray is large.
It jumps high out of the water.
Parts of a Ray
eyes
mouth
gills
fins
tail
Picture Glossary
fins
body parts that help
ocean animals swim
gills
body parts that
help fish breathe
pups
baby rays
school
a group of rays
Index
colors,
eyes,
fins,
gills,
manta ray,
mouth,
ocean,
pups,
school,
sharks,
sting,
tails,
teeth,
Read More
Anderson, Sheila. What Can Live in the Ocean? Minneapolis: Lerner
Publications, 2011.