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Use this legend to decode the secret message on every page.

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Activities


Lying Awake is a perfect educational tool for the library, classroom, or home. In addition to learning about boats, tide flats, and marine life, there are secret messages to decode, a recipe to Grandpa's famous cookies, and rules to his favorite card game.

 

Fun Facts:

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Harbor Seals

They have the same size lungs we do, but they can hold their breath for 20 minutes.

Geoducks

Pronounced gooey ducks, these are the largest clams in the world and can live to be over 100 years old - the oldest found lived 146 years!


Grandpa's favorite recipe

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Nautical Terms

A boat's kitchen is called a 'galley,' the walls are 'bulkheads,' and the bathroom is a 'head.'

Orcas

Also called killer whales, these are the fastest sea mammals on the planet; they've been clocked at 34 mph.

Moon Snails

These snails have serrated tongues to drill through shells and then scrape and suck out the animal inside to eat.

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