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Bermuda Triangle

Author: DK Eyewitness Reader/Andrew Donkin

Title: Bermuda Triangle

Illustrator: DK Publishing

Publisher: DK Publishing

Year: 2000

Format: Paperback

Genre: Nonfiction

Reading Level: Emergent

Interest-Level: Elementary

Topics: Curiosity, Bermuda Triangle

Summary: Explores the mysteries and legends associated with the Bermuda Triangle, an area in the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Bermuda, Florida, and Puerto Rico, where hundreds of boats and planes have vanished.

Extension Activities:

-Show a map to the students and have they find Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico. Talk about the differences between them like the culture for example.

-Have them find the Atlantic Ocean on the map. Talk about the Atlantic Ocean: how big it is, what kind of animals live in the water, and what the weather is like – such as hurricanes.

-Discuss with the children what they think about the Bermuda Triangle. Is it real or fake? Do you believe the legends about the Bermuda Triangle? Have you heard other legends?