Go on a field trip between two covers with Tony to a special, brilliant habitat, a tidepool. A whole community of creatures lives there! Humor, a fun rhyme, good science, and brilliant illustrations come together in a clear, easily understood package. Two pages of Field Notes and fun facts at the back of the book offer intriguing glimpses of these creatures, from snails to sponges.
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PreSchool-Grade 2-In this eye-catching title, a little girl peers into a tidepool and observes the animals living there. The text begins with a wisecracking, unrhymed letter to the "Two-Armed Explorer" from a sea star. From there it moves to a rhymed description of a coastline; a spread with the single line, "This is the tidepool"; and then a rhymed tribute to the "curly-haired girl with wondering eyes" who "truly cared" for the creatures. Finally, the bulk of the book is a "House-That-Jack-Built"-style cumulative rhyme introducing barnacles, fish, anemones, a sponge, snails, crabs, limpets, and a sea star. Fitting the creatures' behavior into verse occasionally strains the rhythm and choice of verb tense, but the imagery is apt and engaging. A page of field notes gives brief information about each of the animals, and several bibliographies list other books about the shore, by the author, and by the publisher. Full-bleed, double-page illustrations are bright and detailed, bordering on the surreal in color and pattern. In all, the book is a heartfelt effort, but it is not truly successful as a coherent whole.
Ellen Heath, Orchard School, Ridgewood, NJ
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Ellen Heath, Orchard School, Ridgewood, NJ
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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" . . .a joyful and fantastical journey. . . . packed with intriguing facts that will spark kidsÂ’ imaginations and encourage further exploration." --April Pulley Sayre, Author of "Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!"
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Fredericks (afredericks60@comcast.net) is a best-selling author who has published 129 books including three college textbooks, seventy-five education books, and several adult trade books (e.g. How Long Things Live: And How They Live as Long as They Do [Stackpole Books, 2010]; Ace Your Teacher Interview [Jist Publications, 2012], Walking with Dinosaurs: Rediscovering Colorado's Prehistoric Beasts [Johnson Books, 2012]; Horseshoe Crab: Biography of a Survivor* [Ruka Press, 2012]; and Desert Dinosaurs: Discovering Prehistoric Sites Across the American Southwest [Countryman Press, 2012]). Moreover, he is the award-winning author of more than 40 children's books in a variety of genres, primarily environmental science and natural history. In addition, he co-authored (with Isaac Asimov) the best-selling "Science Fair Handbook," 3rd Ed. (Good Year, 2005).
* "An entertaining guide to a creature that is 445 million years old and still having sex on the beach." - Richard Conniff, author of "Spineless Wonders" and "The Species Seekers."
* "An entertaining guide to a creature that is 445 million years old and still having sex on the beach." - Richard Conniff, author of "Spineless Wonders" and "The Species Seekers."
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Good book to read to k-2,
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This review is from: In One Tidepool: Crabs, Snails, and Salty Tails (Sharing Nature With Children Book) (Paperback)
Terrific illustrations and repetitive text make it a good book to read aloud. Not to much factual information about the individual sea animals in the tide pool so that'll have to be a separate book(s) if that's your goal. Text lists the various sea animals that you can find in the tide pool.
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Another great rhyming book,
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Got this book as well for my nephew who is big time into aquariums and all things of the sea. Great rhymes and illustrations.
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Here is a coastline with pounding waves, Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
barnacles with legs, one tidepool, rugged shore, stinging cells, surging tide New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Here is a coastline with pounding waves, Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
barnacles with legs, one tidepool, rugged shore, stinging cells, surging tide New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Tree in the Ancient Forest by Carol Reed-Jones in Back Matter
- Seashore Babies by Kathy Darling in Back Matter
- In a Nutshell (Sharing Nature With Children Book) (Sharing Nature with Children Books) by Joseph Anthony in Back Matter
- The Dandelion Seed by Joseph P. Anthony in Back Matter
- Stickeen: John Muir and the Brave Little Dog (Sharing Nature With Children Book) by John Muir in Back Matter
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