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People often refer to the star-shaped creatures found on beaches and tidal pools as starfish. Marine biologists tell us that term is a misnomer! A much better name is sea star since the creature is not a fish. It is an echinoderm which means spiny skin. There are over 2,000 species of sea stars worldwide. If you pick one up, you can see that the arms are covered with bumps and spines. In Spiny Sea Star, A Tale of Seeing Stars, the author tells about the common sea star (Asterias rubens), a species in which five arms radiate from a central disk. You will enjoy finding a little lesson of life in the book as well as many facts about sea stars. (Softcover) With this book kids can discover and enjoy natural history through reconstructions, experimentation and play. The activities include creating nature's creatures with an amazing Brachiosaurus skeleton reconstruction, a crab with working pincers, a delicate dragonfly, a whole family of arthropods, a swooping pterosaur, and a saber-toothed tiger. They will investigate the dino - bird connection and give scientific concepts real-life meaning with a geologic time rap or dinosaur clothesline time line. (Softcover) Printed in the USA