Sea Turtles

Sea Turtles is an expository text that describes the different types of sea turtles, their life cycles, and the dangers they face. The style is informative and conversational.

The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Captioned and labelled photographs support the text directly. An annotated diagram provides additional information.  The book concludes with a photographic summary and an index. 

Some words may require clarification: extinct, hatch, leathery, predators.  The compound word moonlight is used.  The suffixes -est (largest) and -ly (quickly) are used. 

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