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2007 Texas Reading Club Manual
Many teens are drawn to horror books and movies. In this program, teens will learn about
some of the real-life monsters that live in the ocean, sea creatures such as whales and
sharks. They will create fossils of frightening sea creatures and view books and films that
describe the animals that live in the ocean. In addition, or as an alternative, teens may
create imaginary sea creatures as an art project or participate in an aquatic scavenger
hunt.
Preparation
Make or purchase modeling clay. You can buy modeling clay at a local craft store or you
can get it online from Michael’s at www.michaels .com. If you prefer to make your own
modeling clay, use the recipes found at About.com,
http://multiples.about.com/cs/familyfun/ht/Playdough.htm or at Homemade Playdough
Recipes, http://applesaucekids.com/LinkPage/ PlayDoug.html. For the art project, gather
materials for several mediums, such as paints, chalks, colored pens, and pencils, along
with paper, poster board, or other surfaces. Gather books with pictures of skeletons of
sea creatures for the fossil craft.
Prepare a scavenger hunt using the websites listed below.
Gather books about sea creatures and bookmark websites for teens to view.
Invite a marine biologist or biology teacher from a local high school or college to tell the
teen s about large sea creatures, such as whales and sharks.
Books to Display
Creeps from the Deep by L.R. Taylor.
Life in the Ocean Depths by Christy Marx.
Sharks and Other Scary Sea Creatures by Miranda Macquitty.
Books to Booktalk
Beast by Ally Kennen.
Creatures of the Deep: In Search of the Sea’s Monsters and the World They Live In by
Erich Hoyt.
Shark Life: True Stories About Sharks and the Sea by Peter Benchley.
S.O.S. Titanic by Eve Bunting.
The Truth About Dangerous Sea Creatures by Mary M. Cerullo.
Refreshments
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