Study the two text features in “Coral Reefs at Risk.” How do the text features provide clues to the author’s viewpoint about coral reefs? Discuss both text features.

Text features also help readers determine what is important to the text and to them. Without a table of contents or an index, readers can spend wasted time flipping through the book to find the information they need. Special print helps draw the attention of the reader to important or key words and phrases.