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1 Text Features Title Page Table of Contents Index Glossary Subtitle Heading Subheading Keywords Guide Words Text Box Timeline Illustrations and Photographs Captions Diagrams Labels Map Charts and Graphs Icon Bullets

2 Title Page The beginning page that tells the name of the book, who wrote it, and who published it Dolphins of the World by Ceta Delphin Published by Mereswine Press Title Page

3 Table of Contents The list of the parts of a book with their starting page numbers Table of Contents About Dolphins Types of Dolphins How Dolphins Act Where Dolphins Live What Dolphins Eat

4 Index A list of important topics in the book with their page numbers A Atlantic Ocean... 15, 16 Attacks... 12, 13 Index C B Blowhole... 4 Bottlenose dolphin 6, 10, 19 Color... 8 Communication D Diving Dorsal fin... 5

5 Glossary A list of the important words in a book with their meanings Glossary of Terms acrobatics Turns, jumps, and somersaults, done with skill and grace. behavior How an animal or person acts dorsal fin The top fin on an animal in the ocean

6 Subtitle The title of a chapter or major section About Dolphins Subtitle Dolphins are mammals like humans, dogs, cats, and monkeys. They breathe air, feed their babies milk and have warm blood. Dolphins don t live on land, though. They live in the water.

7 Heading The title of a page or section that that tells what the reader will be reading about How Dolphins Act Dolphin Movement Heading Dolphins are known for their graceful movements and their acrobatic abiilities. As mammals they move both under water and over the water.

8 Subheading subtitle heading sub-head How Dolphins Act Dolphin Movement Under Water Dolphins swim very well. They can also swim very fast, sometimes up to 25 miles per hour when they are in a hurry.

9 Keywords Important words about the topic that stand out on the page, either in color, boldface or italic Dolphins use echolocation to navigate through the ocean. They make clicks and whistles to bounce sound waves off of objects in the water. As the sound waves return, the dolphin hears it, possibly with its teeth.

10 Guide Words Words at the top of the page that tell the first and last topic on the page guide word porpoise sleeping Index guide word

11 Text Box A separate box of test that tells interesting or important facts Baby Dolphins A baby dolphin is called a calf. It drinks milk when it is young, just like a puppy, kitten, or baby human. A calf will stay near its mother for many months.

12 Timeline A line that shows the order that events happened in time Timeline of Dolphins and Humans around 600 B.C.E. Dolphins appear in Greek mythology about 1350 France uses a dolphin on arms of the heir to the throne 1960s A dolphin is the star of a television series Flipper

13 Illustrations and Photographs Pictures that show how something looks: Illustrations are drawings while photographs are made with a camera. illustration photograph

14 Captions A phrase, sentence, or short paragraph that describes a picture. A bottlenose dolphin jumping out of the ocean Caption

15 Diagrams A picture that show the parts of something or how something works BLOWHOLE DORSAL FIN EYE BEAK FLUKE FLIPPER

16 Labels Words that identify the parts of a drawing or photograph. SPINE EYE label TEETH RIBS FLIPPER

17 Map A drawing of an area; like land, oceans, or countries, that helps the reader understand where something happens Areas Where the Long-Beaked Common Dolphin Lives N LEGEND Land Range

18 Charts and Graphs Drawings that explain information Estimate of Location of Orcas in the World chart 2% 7% off Norway: 500-1,500 23% cooler northeast Pacific: 2,250-2,700 68% tropical Pacific: 8,500 Antarctic: 25,000 total 37,000 Weight at Birth graph Common Dolphin Bottlenose Dolphin Orca (Killer Whale) 22 lbs lbs. 400 lbs.

19 Icon A small picture that that signals important information or action Icon Remember! Dolphins are mammals like humans.

20 Bullets Small symbols at the beginning of lines to show a list Bullets Important Dolphin Words Pod - a group of dolphins Calf - a baby dolphin Cow - a female dolphin Bull - a male dolphin Blowhole - the hole on top of a dolphin s head through which it breathes

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