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Ocean Life

by Jill McDonald
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Learn from home and explore the world with these fun and easy board books!

All young children love to play in the waves at the beach. Here's a Hello, World! board book that teaches them all about oceans and the creatures and plants that live there.
Hello, World! is a series designed to introduce first nonfiction concepts to babies and toddlers. Told in clear and easy terms ("An octopus has eight arms. Can you count them all?") and featuring bright, cheerful illustrations, Hello, World! is a perfect way to bring science, nature, and culture into the busy world of a toddler, where learning never stops.

Look for all the books in the Hello, World! series:
Solar System • Weather • Backyard Bugs • Birds • Dinosaurs • My Body • How Do Apples Grow? • Ocean Life • Moon Landing • Pets • Arctic Animals • Construction Site • Rainforest Animals • Planet Earth • Reptiles • Cars and Trucks • Music • Baby Animals • On the Farm • Garden Time • Planes and Other Flying Machines • Rocks and Minerals • Snow • Let's Go Camping • School Day • Bedtime • From Seed to Pumpkin • Rockets and Other Space Machines • Baking

  • Creators

  • Series

    Hello, World!

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 5, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780525578789

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      April 15, 2019
      An ocean-themed entry in the Hello World series. A white youngster with long hair sporting a swim mask encourages little ones to "Dive in and take a look!" at ocean life. Each double-page spread presents a different marine animal, including whales, dolphins, sharks, an octopus, a crab and a lobster, sea turtles, fish, and jellyfish. Two or three conversationally conveyed facts of interest are included per double-page spread, one of which is usually in a smaller type and marked with an asterisk for obscure reasons. "What's that? It's a sea horse? It can quickly change colors to blend with the background, helping it hide from enemies," reads the larger text in one representative spread, while the text in the smaller font reads, "A sea horse father carries eggs in a pouch until they are ready to hatch." A trio of children, all of whom have light complexions, build a sand castle on the beach and collect shells to highlight the wide variety of the latter that can be found. McDonald's jewel-toned art has the look of watercolor and is appropriately watery and accessible. The final pages allow children to reflect on their favorite ocean animal as the art reviews all the creatures depicted. A gentle underwater excursion. (Board book. 1-3)

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    • School Library Journal

      July 1, 2019

      Toddler-PreS-McDonald describes a variety of marine creatures, inviting young children to "dive in and take a look!" She devotes a spread each to whales, dolphins, sharks, an octopus, sea horses, crabs and lobsters, sea turtles, and jellyfish, offering a sentence or two about each species and a fun fact as a footnote. For example, after counting an octopus's eight arms, readers are told that "an octopus also has three hearts, blue blood, nine brains, and no bones!" With lively cartoon watercolors throughout, this inviting introduction to ocean life provides basic information for young nature lovers.

      Copyright 2019 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read

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Languages

  • English

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