One Nighttime Sea

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Summary: One Nighttime Sea ...
Review: I could tell this was no ordinary kids' counting book by the title and the stunning cover! Images of intricate paper collages grace the pages of this book. Artist Steve Jenkins does an exceptional job bringing nocturnal creatures of the sea to life with his outstanding collage illustrations. He captures nocturnal sea creatures in a very ecological and friendly way!

Author Deborah Lee Rose, a former national science writing fellow at University of California at Berkeley, is no stranger to science or childrens' books. This wonderful writer/artist duo combine their talent into one of the most mesmerizing picture books ever for kids ages 3 through 8!

Do your children ever ask questions about sea creatures? Well, if they do, this is the perfect book to properly introduce them to nocturnal sea creatures! From a blue whale calf to spider crabs; furry otters to sea lions, they'll be amazed at who lives in the sea!

This book captures the true essence of the creatures who live deep in the sea. It is a rhyming, fun-filled picture book which provides children with rhymes, counting, and science--all in one book!

This book would also lend well in the primary classroom, whether you are a kindergarten teacher looking for a great picture book or a primary science teacher looking for a springboard to your thematic science unit or an art teacher looking for examples or collage illustrations.

Counting along with this book, kids are in for a surprise as they complete numbers one through 10. Suddenly, like the flip of a speedy porpoise, the book counts backwards from 10 to one! Wow, that's sure to put a smile on your young pre-reader's face! And they thought the book was over when they reached the magical number 10!

For older children, the book provides additional information (in the last couple of pages) about the nighttime sea animals featured in the book. It is inspirational enough to start a wonderful discussion with your kids or class about the magic of the deep blue sea, and subtle enough to be the perfect bedtime book---learning numbers while gazing at the intricate paper collages. You can almost feel the texture as you admire the collages.

Vibrant and bold colors harmoniously combine with rhythmical, inspirational words in this wonderful nocturnal tour of the ocean. You almost expect a music track to follow. Ever wonder what the wonderful symphonies these animals can concoct when the lights go down?

Highly recommended...in the home, classroom or home school and truly a great read for kids of all ages. It brings the sea just a little closer to home (even if you live in the desert!).