Title Information:­
Weird and Wonderful Sea Animals is a puzzle book that describes four different weird and wonderful sea animals by giving clues about each one. It then names each animal and provides extra information about it.

Content vocabulary: animal, coral, coral reef, fins, hatched, hours, leafy sea dragon, plant, reef, rocks, sea animals, sea urchin, seaweed, spines, sting, stonefish

Key concepts:
There are a wide range of animals that live in the sea. Sea animals have different features that help them to get the food they need and to stay safe.

Reading Strategies: Linking information in photos and text

Related resource: WW LPL1 Weird and Wonderful Sea Animals

Series Information:

WorldWise is a high-interest literacy program that encourages inquiry and questioning while extending knowledge in science and a range of STEM topics linked to the curriculum. This engaging program teaches reading strategies simultaneously with natural, earth and physical science concepts – reflecting the diversity of the world students live in.

Students will develop strategies and skills to read informative texts across a range of text types while they learn to become informative text writers. With an assortment of text types on offer, themes and concepts are introduced and revisited across the reading stages, building on initial concepts with increasing complexity.

WorldWise Lesson Plans support each Student Book, offering practical, systematic and easy-to-implement instructions. These visually appealing resources integrate oral language, vocabulary development, fluency and comprehension, writing and phonics.

WorldWise Investigations is a web-based tool that provides extension activities for titles in the program. It encourages exploration of content linked to curriculum outcomes in a deeper more hands-on way. Students are supported with a framework that encourages investigation and inquiry.

This series is supported by an array of teacher resources which can be obtained by visiting www.worldwise.com.au