JOKES

When’s the best time to buy a boat?

When there’s a sale (sail)!

What do crabs do on their birthdays? They shell-ebrate!

Page 7 – True/Untrue

TRUE: This doesn’t just happen in cartoons! Crabs use their pincers to defend themselves, and if your toe gets in a crab’s way… NIP! Wearing aqua shoes in the sea will keep your toes safe.

Page 9 – Tides puzzle

The second high tide on the 12th of July is at 13:31.

The first low tide on the 15th of July is at 10:11.

Page 10 – True/Untrue

TRUE: Rogue waves are unusually big waves, much higher than the others around them. Sailors have reported them for centuries, but they were thought to be a myth. Now, though, they’ve been caught on camera and spotted by satellites.

Page 13 – True/Untrue

TRUE: Unlike most animals, starfish don’t have a central brain. Instead, they have a complex system of nerves running around their bodies (and eyes on the ends of their arms!). Because they don’t have a brain to organise things, they have no way of planning or thinking about their actions.

Why were the police at the beach? There was a crime wave!

What does the sea say to the beach at low tide? Sea you later!

There

20 triangles.

Page 15 – Outlines puzzle

There are 16 starfish and 12 seahorses. Page 19 – Riddles

Hands off!

If you see one of these washed up on a beach, look but don’t touch! It’s called a Portuguese man o’ war and it can give you a nasty sting, even after it’s dead. While it’s often mistaken for a jellyfish, it is actually a hydrozoan – a colony of different organisms working together, each with its own function. At the top is a purple gas-filled bladder with a pink sail, which floats on top of the water. It usually lives out in the open ocean, catching small fish and crustaceans with its tentacles, which can be as long as 50 metres. But you might see it washed ashore after strong winds.