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Stingrays for Kids: The Flat Fish with a Venomous Tail
Paperback
Series: The Great Book of Animal Knowledge (Packed with Facts & Stunning Photos for Kids!), Book 171
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 8 2026
Pages: 76
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Did you know a stingray can find a clam buried completely out of sight beneath the sand - using nothing but electricity? Stingrays carry a remarkable sixth sense that lets them detect the faint electrical signals given off by hidden prey, making them some of the ocean's most effective hunters. These flat, graceful, ancient fish have been gliding across the world's seafloors for over 150 million years - and they are far more fascinating than most people realize. Now your young explorer can finally discover one of the ocean's most misunderstood and extraordinary animals.
Inside this book, kids will discover:
- Why stingrays are shaped like diamonds - and how that flat body makes them almost invisible on the seafloor
- How a stingray's venomous tail spine works - and why it is used for defense, never for hunting
- What the stingray shuffle is - and why beachgoers around the world use it to stay safe in shallow water
- How stingrays breathe through holes behind their eyes when resting buried in the sand
- Where stingrays live around the world - from tropical coral reefs to Amazonian rivers
- How mother stingrays give birth to live pups that can hunt from the moment they are born
- Why the manta ray - the largest member of the ray family - has no spine at all and eats only tiny plankton
- What scientists are still learning about stingray intelligence, migration, and secret behaviors
Packed with stunning full-color photographs, fascinating facts, and easy-to-read chapters, this nonfiction book brings one of the ocean's most graceful and misunderstood creatures to vivid life. Perfect for curious kids ages 6-10 who love ocean animals, marine life, and the natural world.
Flat, fast, and full of surprises. Meet the stingray.
Part of The Great Book of Animal Knowledge series.
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