Jellyfish: A Natural History

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In "Night of the Moonjellies," author and illustrator Mark Shasha takes readers on a magical journey to the seaside with young Mark and his grandmother. Sadly it didn't explain in detain how I can live forever, for which all pension company actuaries will be suitably grateful. I also think father-daughter stories go largely unwritten and uncelebrated, so Our Best Intentions is my attempt to fill that void. Great formatting highlighting specific species and also the grand topic of jellies not all being cnidarian jellyfish.Rooted in her island home, Ness Owen’s second collection explores what it is to subsist with whatever the tides bring in poems that journey from family to politics, womanhood and language. This heartwarming story not only entertains, but also provides a glimpse into the fascinating world of the moonjellies, or Ctenophore, which are abundant in New England waters during late summer. Some species of jellyfish are bioluminescent, which means they can create their own light and glow in the dark. She has recently taken part in Ù O’ | SUO, a poetry exchange project between Wales and Vietnam, supported by the British Council and co-edited the A470, a bilingual poetry anthology about the infamous road running from the north to the south of Wales. The Deadly Box Jellyfish is the world’s most venomous animal, the only animal capable of locking the heart in a contracted state in as little as two minutes.

Becoming Jellyfish is a children's book that explores the fascinating transformation of a jellyfish from a tiny egg to an adult. This new collection by Ness Owen feels like one of those, with childhood memory, family, the politics of language, sense of place and an urgent environmental concern beyond human boundaries interwoven and embodied by the sight of that most liminal thing, a stranded jellyfish.Jessie the Jellyfish is a sustainable children’s book that follows the story of Jessie who is a lonely jellyfish. Jellyfish are some of the most captivating creatures of the sea, with unique features and characteristics that make them a source of endless fascination for young readers.

There is a keen care for preciousness under threat, where the Welsh language is imperilled, just like the natural world’s rich diversity. Peanut Butter and Jellyfish– Peanut Butter and Jellyfish are best of friends and swim up, down, around, and through their ocean home. The many species of this ocean invertebrate may not look like other undersea animals, but they have some amazing adaptations and behaviors that help them survive.

With engaging language and an innovative use of design, this series makes the science behind life cycles accessible to reluctant and confident readers alike. By ticking the box below, you acknowledge that the information you provide will be transferred to MailChimp for processing in accordance with their Privacy Policy and Terms. This informative book is aligned with Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards, making it a valuable resource for both educators and parents. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. They are found in every ocean at every depth, and they are the oldest multi-organed life form on the planet, having inhabited the ocean for more than five hundred million years.

Perceived as alien creatures and seen as best avoided, jellyfish nevertheless have the power to fascinate: with the sheer beauty of their translucent bells and long, trailing tentacles; with a mouth that doubles as an anus; and without a head or brain. It is essential reading for anyone interested in maintaining their well-being in later years as it gives insights into the biology of ageing. June the Jellyfish– In this bubbly little ocean tale, a shy little jellyfish loves to dance, but she is too afraid to talk to any other fish in the sea! As someone in his early 70s who has been "inhaling" books ever since he could hold one, I have read many thousands of books over six-plus decades. Despite their lack of faces, limbs, bones, blood, or brains, jellyfish have developed incredible ways of eating, moving, reproducing, and defending themselves.Ultimately the poems follow the ebb and flow of words and their rhythms, elegant as a jellyfish’s underwater dance.