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2 Hello fellow students. My name is Eqe-\'*n and I'm a 5th grade student at an elementar5i school in Watsonville. I'm in a special class where we are learning about oceuns and I'd like to share with you about what oceons Lre, how importunt they ar% and an unimal of particular interest to ffi, F\etrhnnh spn\.

3 About fir... But before I start my book, I'd like to share with you about some of my favorite things. &-; Okay, now rite about what oceons are, their importuncq and facts ahout one ilf my favorite animals, i Elephanf Sw/S r----

4 First, oceans are essentially the largest ecosystem on planet earth, covering 670/o of earth's surface. This can be demonstrated in the following ways below: ta.a-*+ 4--* rnlale.r pie chart 672 percentage b7 too fraction o,b+ decimal 4

5 Second, since 97o/o of Earth's water is salt water, only 3o/o is fresh water. This means we must ull make efforts to conserve and protect this vital resource. f sa"$ Sres h pie chart qry% percentage qv Ioo fraction 0,9"+ decimal

6 Third, we are very fortunate to literally have the ocean so close to us. The ocean serves many sun,- -:.". ;, i._..i. l l

7 :f:. flsr Fourth, fhere is a particular animal of interest to me, namely the e\e-dla, nl seal. I chose this animul because ',+ i'fi {e I -)

8 In the following paragraphs, I will briefly discuss what I researched about my animal of interest, the Fte$tr}"l" q+'4. I will cover the following: classification, common name, scientific name, physical characteristics, behavior, if the animal camouflages, adaptations, range, migratory, population, status, reproduction, habitat, prey, predators, where animal fits in food web, and whether the Ohlone Indians used the animal for food, clothingr or other purposes. I hope you enjoy the book!

9 Clusstlicution The because it \ne E a backbone. It is classified st l* r'"' t' l*l I U)oi "r rt b I tcr:led, h b'to horr. r vl* v, r'l"i ts mill<.ria ff *om *LiLt't* No a -pui$ \ r (Et e$l**.rrr'k" tes\ k*e;t'y i Numes The S,l',,'.,, has two names. The common name is i- ' and the scientffic nome is b{!0ry-,rrr-,r..,'.,n, \...) A r, t,, L L"ih, "r*r*;a.*\* 'i -. In science, the scientffic name is the genus and species of the anirnal or plant. 9

10 Physicul choructeristics... my qnimul looks like... My animal *h eriis oiv Cumoatlug...does my animal blend into its environment? After looking at my animal and reading more about it, I realize that it -i PeS {le 10

11 Aduptutions My animal is unique because tcll lave-r of sv bernf. se-a/.s aft-. =v)',' m rne(s ad cl r'vers Animal behavior {he way I would describe the behavior of my animal is '.,*o,i a afunduh-, + ol d ffin a$l -lhern sel /es. rn t..3 dh +*Ke- 11

12 Ronge The on{ Seol is found 'n Cal6^n,a- Ano ilwo a{1,lnfa Migratory...does it truvelfrom ene location to snother during seasons? The f ler' L S eq/s exafirpr"r *u fiffir C /.ua* -\s.-"' \,=., I\,'...-n l-,, s,.rrr": 'n Ca/l fr)rnr a,-, migrate. For t2

13 Populution 'ftrrl ra-' // Stutus The status of the E \ e ononf seq ltells me whether it is endangered, threatened, or stable. What I found out is that the E tenhcnf tul is Un.\*.r**A'Y..,.- \"t e U.h*\f; interesting betause e lephanf 6ealS att- t fl, - 13

14 Reproduction Hubitut...home habita t is t t^- A* I an I iq- L UUa*ers t4

15 Prey ond predator...(to eot and to be euten) The prey my animal eats are: s harl<= My animal eats other things such as: ; The predators,that eat (;llor Wha #a efedalrcr e are: 1harKS

16 Food web My animal is a Ccrn i f o (e, The following picture derironstrates where my animal fits in the food \Meb. ffiru&* \r{ urno,vr" &q e#"er\ HY+ S osuia

17 Ohlone Indiuns I'm curious to see if the Ohlone Indians used the trlef' * Sral in anywny, for example, for food, clothingr 0r for other discovered is c urposes. lonet/ f What I Tndb/).5

18 -\ 1-.\ / References (books, articles, web-sites, etc. ) t. 4=Jltthhil. F\ antwe- -4.\ ay\c,e,, o r \?. NN $:. NqJ,\ o.^e\ \\arrrru,,-,rn_ J,, \E.1#H.t't" P;ttqqq\ qr#ffi.h$ :f\.vj\\n, OKicrc, o $ Pr.> lr e'clr<il\+ ",{ l,{\l\{. a cij,.i,e uiity - c.o nru -.,.',.,, i1$; f[j = +*( tj-:,rt\a\. **B*,,.to*r*"***... e? "tf 1-..r 'F-.,r, ',f' ir!{.i_a '*",L,: "... \ \ 18

19 r ;it-.r, Thank you for reading my book. I hope you enjoyed it and learned a lot about the@-. Please feel free to commenl about my bilok and also, test your knowledge by answering the following qaestions below. I look forward to hearing from you. Comments for me: Questions for you: (See if you cun onswer these?) lot O rnal) &-e'w*ru w*uvg_s.,bh* $-dqe tuoy / t*,ry1n**^& t9