And now for a children's book that has TOTALLY captivated Miss Grace since it came in!
Synopsis:
Author and illustrator, Arnosky’s award-winning nature books delight children, parents, and teachers alike— and Shimmer & Splash captures the endless variety of spectacular aquatic creatures, which include stingrays, dolphins, blue marlins, man-o-war, swordfish, a green moray eel, manatee, and a great white shark, along with many true-to-life size illustrations of fish and the teeth of a variety of sharks. Over 200 marine species are beautifully illustrated and accompanied by fascinating descriptions and facts such as size, weight, length, and where you can find these sea-dwellers will entice children and adults alike in this new book!
Review: Miss Grace wasn't too sure about this book until she opened it, and then I couldn't get her away from it! She was 100% captivated and enthralled with the pictures. Then came the "MOM, read it ALL to me!". I shouldn't have been surprised, she has LOVED the Audubon Aquarium in NOLA since she was an infant! She has recently taken to a certain geographic magazine and is soaking up info like a sponge on nature and wildlife, so she couldn't wait to turn the pages in this gorgeously illustrated book! Check out the detail above- ALL the pages are like that, and printed on nice shiny paper that just makes them POP!
She also learned quite a bit from the sidebars alone- check out this one on the left about differences between dolphins and fish! We had a full 15 minute conversation on that one alone (thanks to a certain dolphin looses fin movie recently that is on her favorite speed play!)
The books has numerous fold outs and they are just flat out stunning. Miss Grace jumped a bit when she opened the shark one (shown below), as it is pretty intense, but after the initial WOW, she learned about the differences and was amazed. And that 4 sheets of the book unfolded- pretty cool!
She can't wait to go back to the aquarium to see all the animals she learned about in this book, and it would in fact be a great teacher or home-schooling guide for sea life, or for Summer continuing education for parents, taking the kids to an aquarium! It would also be a SUPER birthday gift idea!
She also learned quite a bit from the sidebars alone- check out this one on the left about differences between dolphins and fish! We had a full 15 minute conversation on that one alone (thanks to a certain dolphin looses fin movie recently that is on her favorite speed play!)The books has numerous fold outs and they are just flat out stunning. Miss Grace jumped a bit when she opened the shark one (shown below), as it is pretty intense, but after the initial WOW, she learned about the differences and was amazed. And that 4 sheets of the book unfolded- pretty cool!
About the Author: Jim Arnosky is the author/illustrator of more than 100 books for young readers, and has been honored for his overall contribution to literature for children. He received the first lifetime achievement award for Excellence in Science Illustration from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for nonfiction. Many of his books have been chosen as ALA Notable Books, including Drawing from Nature (William Morrow & Co.) a Christopher Award-winner, and he has collected many starred reviews. His first book for Sterling, Wild Tracks, was a 2008 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; 2009 ALA Notable; and received starred reviews in Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal. Jim lives in South Ryegate, VT, but travels all over the US for school and library visits, meeting hundreds of kids every year. Visit jimarnosky.com to learn more.
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