Text and photographs introduce some of the 3600 kinds of starfish.
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Gr 1-3--These titles use crisp, full-color photographs and simple language to introduce children to ocean creatures. Stefoff takes a conversational tone, occasionally asking questions, as she imparts basic information about the physical characteristics and life cycles of three familiar underwater animals. Attractive photos are clearly captioned and cleanly laid out, and depict a great variety of octopuses, sea horses, starfish, and their respective relatives; half a dozen drawings offering identifying features are appended. A brief ecological message placed after these facts appears to be an afterthought. Each book has a minimal index and a short, dated list for further reading. Jenny Markert's Octopuses (Child's World, 1992) has more impressive photography and a meatier text; Patricia Lauber's An Octopus Is Amazing (Crowell, 1990) is superior introductory nonfiction, but it does not include photographs. Acceptable additions where easy-reading nonfiction is needed.
Susan Oliver, Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library System, FL
Copyright 1997 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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"Each book matches or surpasses the standards universally applied when judging a successful informational book for children. They're great books." -- The Five Owls for Parents, September/October 2000
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Rebecca Stefoff published her first books when she was in college and has been writing ever since. She is the author of more than 150 books, with more on the way. Her writing motto: "Ideas are easy. Pages are hard."
Rebecca has written many nonfiction books for children and young adults, with an emphasis on science and history. Through her books teenage readers can explore topics as varied as ghosts, robots, bacteria, evolution, women pioneers, the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, and forensic crime solving.
Over the course of her freelance writing career Rebecca has also published romance novels, celebrity biographies, reference works, and even a self-help book. In addition, she has adapted the works of historian Howard Zinn, science writer Charles C. Mann, and ethnic studies pioneer Ronald Takaki for young audiences.
After growing up in Indiana, Rebecca moved to Philadelphia for graduate school. Later she moved to the Pacific Northwest and now lives in Portland, Oregon.
When Rebecca was in the fifth grade she picked up a copy of Robert A. Heinlein's novel Space Cadet in her school library. That got her hooked on speculative fiction: science fiction at first, then fantasy and later horror. As a grad student in English at the University of Pennsylvania, she developed and taught the school's first undergraduate classes in science fiction and fantasy. She still loves speculative fiction and reads a lot of nonfiction as well. Her interests include evolutionary biology, Himalayan travel and polar exploration, and archaeology.
Rebecca has written many nonfiction books for children and young adults, with an emphasis on science and history. Through her books teenage readers can explore topics as varied as ghosts, robots, bacteria, evolution, women pioneers, the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, and forensic crime solving.
Over the course of her freelance writing career Rebecca has also published romance novels, celebrity biographies, reference works, and even a self-help book. In addition, she has adapted the works of historian Howard Zinn, science writer Charles C. Mann, and ethnic studies pioneer Ronald Takaki for young audiences.
After growing up in Indiana, Rebecca moved to Philadelphia for graduate school. Later she moved to the Pacific Northwest and now lives in Portland, Oregon.
When Rebecca was in the fifth grade she picked up a copy of Robert A. Heinlein's novel Space Cadet in her school library. That got her hooked on speculative fiction: science fiction at first, then fantasy and later horror. As a grad student in English at the University of Pennsylvania, she developed and taught the school's first undergraduate classes in science fiction and fantasy. She still loves speculative fiction and reads a lot of nonfiction as well. Her interests include evolutionary biology, Himalayan travel and polar exploration, and archaeology.
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Only 3 stars for "Starfish",
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This review is from: Starfish (Living Things) (Library Binding)
This is a mediocre children's book on starfish. Every page has a color photo of starfish. The book covers the basics of starfish: some different varieties, eating, movement, etc. Most of the pictures are good/colorful.Now, the "flaws": 1) There are really only a handful of different types of starfish in the photos. Several of the photos are candy cane starfish in different configurations. 2) Some of the photos span across the binding of the book. 3) There is very little biology info. Nothing in depth whatsoever. Minor description of "feet". Only 2 examples of diet. No description whatsoever of sensory organs. Overall: an o.k. book, but kids in the target age range are easily able to absorb the fine biological details of such an amazing creature - the book needs to have more depth.
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