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Illustrated by Travis Schaeffer
The Great Barrier Reef
Leveled Book, The Great Barrier Reef, Level F/G
Level F/G
© 1997-2012 n2y, Inc.Unique Learning System®
by Travis Schaeffer and Kathy Staugler
Is that a rock in the ocean? Is that
a plant in the ocean? Is that a fl ower in
the ocean? Is that a tree branch in the
ocean? No, it’s coral in the ocean! Coral
is a sea animal that lives on a reef in the
ocean. Many kinds of fi sh swim in the
coral reef every day.
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Before we read about the coral reef,
let’s see what it looks like. Visit this
website to see a reef: http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=K1sNeZ1s9gs. The fi sh are
swimming around the coral reef. Look at
the many colors and shapes of the coral.
3 Coral may look like a rock, a plant,
a fl ower or a branch.
Coral may be red,
green, yellow,
orange, white or
purple. The coral sticks onto rocks in the
ocean and can live there for a very long
time. The coral reef looks pretty
in the ocean.
But the reef is
also important to
the ocean.
The Great Barrier Reef is the biggest
reef in the world. The Reef is found along
the coast of Australia. It started to grow
long ago after the last ice age. The Great
Barrier Reef is about 8,000 years old!
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The Great Barrier Reef is made of
thousands of small coral. The ocean
around Australia has warm water. Coral
needs warm water. The ocean around
Australia is not deep. The coral can get
sunlight when the water is not deep. The
Reef is a good place for coral to live.
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Coral sticks together and builds on
top of each other. The coral makes long
ridges called reefs. The Great Barrier
Reef is made up of many smaller reefs.
It is the home to octopuses,
starfi sh, turtles, dolphins
and many
kinds of fi sh.
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The sea animals and fi sh need the
Reef to stay healthy. The Reef makes the
gases in the water healthy for sea animals
and fi sh to live. The coral is food for some
animals. The Reef also stops some big
waves and storms from hitting the land.
The Reef is important to the ocean.
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Many people visit the Great Barrier
Reef. People sail
their boats across
the Reef. They
drop anchors on
the Reef and break the coral. The coral
in the Reef is weak. Many people dive
into the water and collect coral. Too much
fi shing is not good
for the Reef. We
must be careful!
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Pollution is a problem for the Great
Barrier Reef. People put trash and oil in
the water around the Reef. The trash and
oil are pollution in the water. This pollution
makes the sea animals sick. Pollution is
not good for the coral in the Reef.
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Climate is a problem for the Great
Barrier Reef. The air is getting hotter.
Hotter air makes the water hotter. Coral
cannot live if the water is too hot. The
fi sh and sea animals cannot live if the
water is too hot. Climate change is not
good for the Reef.
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People that dive in the Reef are seeing
changes. The coral has less color. Coral
is starting to disappear. Less fi sh are
living in the Reef. The Great Barrier Reef
is in danger. People can help to keep the
Reef safe. People can help to keep the
color in the coral.
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The Great Barrier Reef
Leveled Book, The Great Barrier Reef, Level F/G© 1997-2012 n2y, Inc.Unique Learning System®
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Leveled Book, The Great Barrier Reef, Level F/G© 1997-2012 n2y, Inc.Unique Learning System®
Glossary
coral - a sea animal that lives in a reef in the ocean
pollution - harmful substances in the environment
climate - weather conditions in an area
reef - a ridge of jagged rock, coral or sand
Resourceshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1sNeZ1s9gs
http://reefencounter.com.au/cairns-and-reef/the-great-barrier-reef/
http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/coralreef.html
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/barrier_reef.HTM
http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/students/coral/coral1.htm
http://www.wwf.org.au/our_work/saving_the_natural_world/oceans_and_marine/priority_ocean_places/great_barrier_reef/
Leveled Book, The Great Barrier Reef, Level F/G© 1997-2012 n2y, Inc.Unique Learning System®
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