Morgan Otter Saves the Sea Turtles by Thompson Tara V.; Andersen Candace;

Author:Thompson, Tara V.; Andersen, Candace;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sea turtles, Friendship, Cherokee Indians, Racially mixed people, Wildlife conservation, Wilmington Island (Ga.), Animals, Turtles.
ISBN: 9781944995003
Publisher: Amberjack Publishing
Published: 2016-10-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

The next day, rain is pouring down from the sky, which makes Morgan sad because she knows that it is going to be a boring day at camp. After all, most of what they have been doing that is so fun has been outdoors! She can’t imagine anything interesting happening today. But since she wants to see her friends, she reluctantly runs through the rain to get to the main building.

After greeting her friends, Morgan says, “Ugh. Today is going to be so boring. All of the campers are going to be stuck inside all day!”

“I know!” Ruby agrees. “Robbie and I almost didn’t come today, but Mom said we had to.”

Claire says optimistically, “Maybe they will have some fun stuff for us to do indoors.”

“Attention, Loggerheads!” John comes over to the group. “I know you were hopin’ to spend more time outside today, but don’t you worry, Asha and I’ve got lots of fun tricks up our sleeves for a rainy day.”

“Right! Today we’re going to learn more about beach habitats.” Asha tells them. “We can’t visit the beach today, but we can talk about them. Who knows something that makes beaches different from other habitats?”

“Seagulls!” Ashley suggests.

“They are pretty unique to beaches, but that’s not quite what I was looking for. What else?” Asha asks.

A boy named Quinton raises his hand, “Crabs.”

Asha responds, “Crabs also live at the beach. These are both examples of animals that have adapted to their environment. Think about the environment itself. What is different about that?”

The group is quiet for a minute while they all think. Claire raises her hand, “Waves?”

“Exactly!” Asha replies. “It is the waves that make the beach habitat different because the water is constantly coming and going. It moves sand, plants, and animals from the ocean to the shore, and vice versa. There are plants and animals that have adapted to be underwater sometimes and out of the water other times, based on when the tide covers them. At high tide, more water covers the sand, and at low tide, less water covers the sand. But the one thing that remains the same is the constant coming and going of the waves.”

Asha goes on to tell them more about the beach habitat and the plants and animals that live there. According to Asha, beaches are found anywhere water meets land, and they can exist at any altitude or temperature around the world, not just in warm environments like Georgia. Also, she tells them that sand is made up of tiny rocks, minerals, and pieces of shells that have been crushed by the waves. Morgan finds it really interesting since the desert habitat (like in Arizona) and the beach habitat here both have sand. Morgan remembers from school that parts of Arizona were at the bottom of a sea millions of years ago, so the sand must be similar in both habitats even though the climate and temperature have changed a lot in Arizona.

John announces, “We’re gonna make sand candles today.

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