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I Sea Horses: From Sky to Sea

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In I SEA HORSES, author Dawn VanZant has created a warm and inviting tale that is written in fairy tale style. The story centers around how sea horses came to be. Life on land was changing and the mere ability of the horses to run free was threatened. A herd of wild horses are led on a journey by a stallion with dreams of living in the depths of the sea. The journey to life underwater was not without fear -- the members of the herd express concerns ranging from worries about what other horses will think to the change that will inevitably occur as a result of their move from land to sea. In spite of the fears, the herd bravely venture into a new life; one that comes with dramatic transformation.

I really enjoyed this story, I found that it had a good balance of fantasy and fact. Children will come away from this story not only having learned a bit about sea horses, but also having their imaginations sparked. The book also includes some useful references to other websites where children can read more about real sea horses, and learn in greater detail, about sea horse conservation movements.

Reviewed by Stacey Seay
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

How did sea horses come to exist? Could it be that horses on the land, threatened by men and searching for freedom, escaped to the sea?

I Sea Horses takes a magical glimpse into the origin of sea horses. With beautiful, evocative, dream-like illustrations, this is an imaginative, heart-warming story that will delight young and old alike.

Led by the young stallion Pegasus, and with the helped of a magical star, the herd go to the depths of the sea to find peace, freedom and happiness. In the beginning, however, Pegasus encounters much resistance from the herd, for how is a horse, a creature without gills, to survive under the sea?

But Pegasus "told them his dream of things coming to be/When the land would change and they could no longer run free/He did not know when or even know why/But he felt he must turn to the sea or the sky."

The story is written in lovely lyrical verses, but the language is pretty straight forward, making it easy for the younger child to understand. The language also has a serene, calming quality while stimulating the child's imagination at the same time.

At the end of the book there is a section about Project Sea Horse and how people can help the survival of these exotic, fascinating, delicate creatures. Children can interact with this project's website and even purchase the plush-toy, sea horse characters featured in the story.

A picture book that will enchant lovers of horses and sea horses, I Sea Horses comes highly recommended from this reviewer.