Rub-a-Dub Sub [Hardcover]

Linda Ashman (Author), Jeff Mack (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

What underwater wonders can you see when you're in a bright orange submarine? Stealthy manta rays, silky seals, blimpy blowfish--and all sorts of other amazing ocean animals. So pull on your favorite swimsuit and dive into this rhyming young fantasy. Just watch out for the shark!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K-A boy in a submarine sinks below the surface to face an array of colorful sea creatures: "Peering through/a kelpy haze/at rainbow fish/and manta rays./Waving to a/whiskered shrimp./Floating by a/blowfish-blimp." All is well until he comes upon a shark. Then, he immediately bids adieu to the animals he has encountered, and the vessel surfaces safely-in the tub. Acrylic spreads show a teeming, cartoonlike undersea world in vibrant turquoise. This imaginative bath-time book excels at blending story and pictures.
Linda M. Kenton, San Rafael Public Library, CA
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

K-Gr. 2. Wandering through Mack's brightly hued marine scenes and wavy currents of words, Ashman's bubbly verses track the observations of a young explorer in an orange submarine, as he goes "waving to a whiskered shrimp / Floating by a blowfish-blimp," and the like, on the way to a face-to-face encounter with a "sleek and speedy . . . SHARK!!!" that sends him zooming back to the surface--of his well-stocked tub. Replete with rhyming words and cartoony but recognizable sea creatures, this cheery voyage, a debut for illustrator Mack, makes exuberant reading aloud, both pre- and post-bath time. John Peters
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152026584
• ISBN-13: 978-0152026585
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 10.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #809,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda Ashman's books have been named to the "best of the year" lists of the New York Times, Parenting Magazine, Child Magazine, New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the IRA/CBC and more. Her poetry and rhyming picture books have been called "as pithy and clever as Ogden Nash at his best" (Kirkus), and reminiscent of Mary Ann Hoberman, Douglas Florian and Jack Prelutsky.

Linda lives in Colorado with her husband, Jack Hicks, their son Jackson, and their two dogs. Visit www.lindaashman.com for more information.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Illustrations, March 3, 2006

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E. Quinn (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rub-a-Dub Sub (Hardcover)

My two year old loves this book, we have to read it every night. She loves the bright pictures and the rhymes. She really gets the concept of it being the boys imagination and she likes finding the "real" bath stuff in the pictures as well. This author and illustrator also teemed up for Starry Safari which we read right after this one.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Marine Adventure, June 4, 2011

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E. Kennen (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rub-a-Dub Sub (Hardcover)

This is an inventive and poetic story about an underwater sea adventure. Though it is meant for young children, the book features some relatively complex vocabulary ("a kelpy haze," "cleaner wrasse", "dabs" (type of fish), etc.). The rhythm of the story sounds so good and the pictures are so fun to look at that kids won't care if they don't understand every word, but this book might also be a whimsical way to expand a young child's marine vocabulary.