Felicia Macheske - Blue and Bumpy: Blue Crab

Published in the United States of America by
Cherry Lake Publishing
Ann Arbor, Michigan
www.cherrylakepublishing.com

Content Adviser: Susan Heinrichs Gray
Reading Adviser: Marla Conn, ReadAbility, Inc.
Book Designer: Felicia Macheske

Photo Credits: Opas Chotiphantawanon/Shutterstock Images, cover, 3, 7, 15, 16; alexsvirid/Shutterstock Images, 1, 4:
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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Macheske, Felicia, author.
Blue and bumpy : blue crab / Felicia Macheske.
pages cm. (Guess what)
Summary: Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess
What: Blue and Bumpy: Blue Crab provides young curious readers with striking visual clues and simply written hints. Using the
photos and text, readers rely on visual literacy skills, reading, and reasoning as they solve the animal mystery. Clearly written facts
give readers a deeper understanding of how the blue crab lives. Additional text features, including a glossary and an index, help
students locate information and learn new words Provided by publisher.
Audience: K to grade 3.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-63470-717-6 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-63470-747-3 (pbk.) ISBN 978-1-63470-732-9 (pdf) ISBN 978-1-63470-762-6
(ebook)
1. Blue crabJuvenile literature. 2. CrabsJuvenile literature. 3. Childrens questions and answers. I. Title.
QL444.M33M325 2016
595.386dc23
ISBN-13 978-1-68444-546-2 (ebook)
2015026078

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Table of Contents

I have small
eyes on top
of my head .

I have claws
that pinch .

Ouch!

My body
is covered
with a hard
shell .

I use my
mouthparts
to eat
many things.

I often live
near the
shore .

I have
many legs .

My back
legs are
shaped like
paddles .

Yikes!

Some other
animals
want to
eat me.

Do you know what I am?

Im a
Blue Crab!

About Blue Crabs

Blue crabs feed on nearly anything
they can find to eat.

The body of a blue crab is not
actually blue. But its claws are.

Blue crabs usually walk sideways.

Blue crabs have a pair of legs that
work like paddles. They help the
crabs swim.

Blue crabs grow by shedding their
shells. This is called molting.

Glossary

mouthparts (MOUTH-pahrts) the parts of an animal
near the mouth that gather food

paddles (PAD-uhlz ) broad, flat body parts that help
an animal swim

shedding (SHED-ing) losing or getting rid of

Index

animals,

body,

claws,

eating,
eyes,

head,

legs,

molting,
mouthparts,

paddles,
pinching,

shedding,
shell,
shore,
swimming,

walking,