3rd year Macmillan blog

Hey guys, would be great if i could get some feed back on this. Finding it difficult to write factually for under 5's. Really don't know where to start. Just tried o simplify it all....

Anchovy
A is for Anchovy, a tiny fish who lives all over the ocean. This fish is very social and lives in a large group called a school.

Barnacle
B is for Barnacle, a small crustacean creature. It spends its whole life on a hard surface, like a rock, in the shallow waters.

Cuttlefish
C is for cuttlefish, a creature that is related to the octopus and squid. It uses its skin to talk to the other cuttlefish, changing colour to tell them if it is happy, sad or angry.

Dolphin
D is for Dolphin, a mammal just like you. Dolphins are very clever animals and working in a team, use tools, tricks and techniques to catch their food.

Elephant Seal
E is for Elephant Seal, a large mammal who uses his long elephant like, nose to attract female seals. The longer the nose, the louder the roar!

Flying Fish
F is for Flying Fish, its fins are large and have adapted to act like wings. When predators are chasing the fish, it can leap out of the water and fly out of trouble!

Giant Squid
G is for Giant Squid, a very mysterious animal who lives in the deep-sea ocean. It has never been seen alive. They have the largest eyes of any animal in the world, they are the size of a football.

Humpback Whale
H is for Humpback Whale, a very large mammal who often jumps high out of the water and when it lands back into the water it makes a loud splash. This is one of the ways that they talk with each other.

Isipod
I is for Isipod, who lives on the cold deep, deep sea floor. Mostly they scavenge on dead creatures like whales who, have drifted to the bottom of the ocean floor.

Jelly Fish
J is for Jelly Fish, who are found all over the ocean, they have no bones. Their tentacles are covered in stingers which zap their prey and tangle them up so they cant escape!

Krill
K is for Krill, very small, shelled creatures who, live all over the ocean. These animals are near the bottom of the food chain and many other large ocean creatures eat them.

Lion Fish
L is for Lion Fish; they are one of the world’s most dangerous animals. Their fins are covered in spines and on the end of these spines are glands containing poison!

Manta Ray
M is for Manta Ray, one of the largest fish in the world. It feeds from the bottom the ocean floor, with its large mouth open wide it filters its food through its gills.

Needle Fish
N is for Needle Fish, a very dangerous predator. It is able so swim fast and catches its prey by snapping their jaws in a sideways sweep.

Octopus
O is for Octopus, a relative of the squid and Cuttlefish. It too can change the colour of its skin but it can also change the shape and texture of its skin so it can disguise itself.

Parrot Fish
P is for Parrot Fish, with teeth shaped like a Parrots beak. They use this beak to scrape off food from rocks in the tropical waters it lives in.

Quahog Clam
Q is for Quahog Clam a mollusc, which lives in the shores of North America. It lives in the surface sand at the bottom the sea and berries itself in the sand while it feeds.

Rat Tail Fish
R is for Rat Tail Fish; it lives on the deep dark ocean floor and have very large eyes and mouths. This is to that they can spot their prey on the dark ocean floor and grab it so it can’t escape!

Sea Horse
S is for Sea Horse, who is found in shallow tropical waters. They hold onto their surroundings with their tails to stop them drifting away, as they are not very strong swimmers.

Turtle
T is for Sea Turtle, who comes to the surface of the water to breath, as they are mammals. They live most of their lives in the water but come onto the beaches to lay their eggs.

Urchin
U is for Urchin, a creature as round as a bouncy ball but covered in very dangerous spines for protection. It walks along the sandy bottom of the ocean with its hundreds of tiny legs.

Velvet Crab
V is for Velvet Crab, an 8-legged creature with its skeleton on the outside of its body! Its body is covered in short hairs, which makes it feel just like velvet.

Walrus
W is for Walrus, a large mammal who lives in the Arctic. It has a thick layer of fat all over its body, which is called blubber. This blubber keeps the Walrus warm while it hunts under the icy water.

X-Ray Fish
X is for X-ray Fish, a small fish that has skin, which is almost completely see-through. This means you can see all of its bones and organs while it swims along. Just like an X-ray!

Yellow Fin Tuna
Y is for Yellow Fin a large fish, which can grow the same length as a human. It has long fins, which are bright yellow and help it to swim very fast.

Zebra Shark
Z is for Zebra Shark, a bottom-feeding shark that lives in the tropical oceans and coral reefs. It sleeps all day on the bottom of the sand and hunts at night.