Deep Sea Monsters

Deep Sea Monsters is an informational report on creatures that live in the deep sea, including the giant Japanese spider crab, the viperfish, and the gulper eel.  The habitat, size, eating habits, and distinctive features of each creature are described.  The style is informative and conversational. 

The book has a contents and is divided into eight sections.  Section headings are used.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Labelled and captioned photographs, a diagram, and maps support the text and add meaning. Terminology is defined in context.  An index is provided.  The book concludes with a two-page spread that provides the characteristics of informational reports.

Some words may require clarification: temperature, pressure, revealed, organ, plankton, traces of light, footage.

This title is from the Sails Literacy series. Hook readers and ignite their curiosity - over 700 levelled texts with bright, colourful, sophisticated designs.