Innholdsfortegnelse for November/December 2020 i Click Science and Discovery Magazine for Preschoolers and Young Children

Alligator gars live in the Mississippi River. They use their teeth to catch fish, turtles, crabs, and even birds. But they don’t bite people. Why is this fish named after an alligator? It has a long jaw full of sharp teeth! Rainbow trout like cool, clear rivers all over the world. Their spots help break up their outline and make it harder for enemies to see them. Can you see the rainbow on this rainbow trout? Why does the paddlefish have a long snout? It uses it to sense food. The paddlefish is another Mississippi River fish. To eat, it opens its mouth wide and swims. Its gills catch tiny creatures as the water flows through. Sockeye salmon are born in rivers. Then they live in the sea for up…

“If I were a fish,” Katy told her mom, “I would be in water all the time. I would swim in water and eat in water and even breathe in water.” Katy was getting fish for her birthday, so she had been learning all about them. She waved her arms like fins, which made waves in her bathwater. She kicked her feet, which made bubbles. She kicked harder. “Look at all the bubbles, Mom!” “Look at all the water on the floor,” said her mom. “Sorry,” said Katy. She swished her bubbles around. “These are soapy bubbles, aren’t they? If I were a fish, they would make me sick.” “That’s right.” Her mom pulled the plug. After her bath, Katy stopped to check the glass box sitting on the kitchen…

When people go fishing, they hook a worm or other bait on a pole and dangle it in the water. The bait lures passing fish who try to eat it and get hooked instead. Some fish go fishing too. Their fishing rods are on their heads. Bait wiggles from the end of the rod. When a passing fish tries to bite the bait, it gets eaten instead! Another word for someone who fishes is angler, and fish that fish are known as anglerfish. There are more than 300 different kinds of anglerfish. Some anglerfish live in the inky-black deep sea. Their bait lights up, the better to catch the attention of other fish. Actually, it’s only the female anglers who fish. Male deep-sea anglerfish do not have rods or bait.…