Oceans: Dolphins, sharks, penguins, and more!
Grade 4–6—A colorful olio of marine animals in eye-catching photos accompanies a cheerful conversational text (sea otters use their "tummies as tables" and walrus have "fishy-smelling whiskers"). Information boxes pop up all over the place as well, but it is the bright photos that steal the show. Some 60 ocean dwellers are mentioned, but sea jellies are still called "jellyfish" though "starfish" are correctly referred to as sea stars. No in-depth study here, this splashy volume is a nice introduction to a salty water-world and is a great springboard for a dive into more detailed research.—Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NYCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.