MANGROVE WILDERNESS

Discussion Questions:

1.  What are some things that prove this is non-fiction?

2.  What happens to many of the seedlings after they drop from a mangrove tree (similar to the white things on the dandelion)?

3.  What are some things that are strange about how/where the mangrove grows?  What are some things that are necessary for it to grow?

4.  Explain some of the animals that thrive off of the tree?

5.  Explain how the food chain works around the mangrove trees?

6.  Why is the mangrove one of the most useful members of the plant kingom?

Vocab:

Vocabulary

remarkable A remarkable thing is something very special in a way that makes other people notice it.

suitable Something is suitable if it is right for whatever it is being used for.

advantages When someone takes advantage of something, they make good use of it.

extract When you extract something, you carefully pull it our of something else.

withstand If you withstand a difficult time, you are able to get through it all right.

stealthy A stealthy animal is one that stays quiet and hidden as it moves about, so that others do not notice it.