Fresh

=__ ﻿Fresh __= = by Philippa Pearce = =// Laurie lives in London, but he visits his older cousin Dan, who lives near a river in the country. While the boys search the river for animals for Laurie's aquarium, Dan finds a freshwater mussel, and the boys trap it. Laurie wants to take the mussel home with him, but Dan considers freeing it. Will the mussel still be there when it is time for Laurie to go home? //= = a freshwater mussel= = Click Here to watch a really great video about finding freshwater mussels and why its good to learn about them. It looks FUN! = = Click Here to check out a short video of a working freshwater aquarium. I don't believe our character Laurie's was this large, but it is nice to look at. What steps would you need to take if you wanted to make a freshwater aquarium of your own? Post your ideas in the "Freshwater" discussion below :) = = include component="comments" page="Fresh" limit="10" = = Discussion Questions: =