This document provides an overview of sea stars in 10 chapters. It discusses what sea stars eat (clams and mussels using their stomachs), where they live (ocean bottoms and tide pools), their different species, how they protect themselves using spines, their predators (sharks, squid, octopuses, birds, otters, humans), includes a diagram of a sea star, a poem about sea stars, and a glossary defining predators, spines, tide pools, and species.

1. Stars of the sea By V.W. .

2. Table of contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: What do sea stars eat? Chapter 3: Where do sea stars live? Chapter 4: Their species Chapter 5: How do sea stars survive? Chapter 6: Predators of a sea star Chapter 7: Diagram of a sea star Chapter 8: A poem about sea stars Chapter 9: Glossary Chapter 10: Index

3. Introduction In this presentation you will learn about sea stars. Enjoy learning about how they live and grow so the the moment you finish this presentation you will already know lots of things about sea stars.

4. What do sea stars eat? Sea stars eat clams and mussels. They eat by opening uptheir stomachs and turningtheminside out. Sea stars do have teeth! You might have been thinking that a sea star does not have teeth but it does!

5. Where do sea stars live? Sea stars live on the bottom of all oceans. They sometimes get washed up by the sea so you might sea them laying on the sand. Some sea stars live in tide pools too!

6. Their species There are different kinds of sea stars. There are Brittle sea stars, Marble sea stars, Linckia sea stars, Red sea stars, serpent sea stars and sand sifting sea stars too!

7. how does a sea star protect itself? Sea stars have many predators. Some get eaten, but some don’t. Asea star protects itself by using the sharp spines on its back to attack its predators.

8. Predators of a sea star The predators of a sea star are sharks, squid , octopuses , birds , otters and even humans!

9. diagram of a sea star

10. poem about sea stars . Sea stars, sea stars laying on the sand sea stars, sea stars as big as your hand sea stars, sea stars eating happily sea stars, sea stars drinking milk and tea sea stars, sea stars come and drink with me sea stars, sea stars no they do not sea stars a

11. Glossary Predators: animals that eat other animals Spines: sharp things on a sea star Tide pools: tiny pools of water Species: types or kinds of animals in that animal group

12. Index Predators – 7,8 Spines – 7 Tide pools – 5 Species - 6

13. sea stars!