Category Archives: Oceans

The Glow Show by Susi Schaefer

Posted on March 24, 2023 by susanh579

The Glow Show by Susi Schaefer. Sourcebooks, 2023. 9781728261348  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: ARC (publication date 5/2/23) What did you like about the book? Glow is a bioluminescent squid from the deep. … Continue reading →

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What Dwells in the Deep? by Kelly Ward-Wills,  illustrated by Steve James

Posted on March 19, 2023 by susanh579

What Dwells in the Deep (YIKES! Discovery Series) by Kelly Ward-Wills,  illustrated by Steve James. Eye of Newt Books, 2022. 9781777081799 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Board book, picture book What did you … Continue reading →

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Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius by Lynne Cox, illustrated by Richard Jones

Posted on February 11, 2023 by susanh579

Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius: A True Story About an Amazing Swimmer by Lynne Cox, illustrated by Richard Jones. Anne Schwartz Books, 2023. 9780593425688 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did … Continue reading →

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Granny and Bean by Karen Hesse, illustrated by Charlotte Voake

Posted on January 11, 2023 by susanh579

Granny and Bean by Karen Hesse, illustrated by Charlotte Voake. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536214048  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? This picture book set … Continue reading →

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Luminous by Julie Kuo

Posted on December 18, 2022 by susanh579

Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night by Julia Kuo. Greystone Kids, 2022. 9781771648882 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  In this elegant … Continue reading →

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Life in Hot Water: Wildlife at the Bottom of the Ocean – written by Mary Batten, illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez

Posted on December 5, 2022 by kyurenka

Life in Hot Water: Wildlife at the Bottom of the Ocean – written by Mary Batten, illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez, Peachtree, 2022. 9781682631522 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you like … Continue reading →

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The Girl Who Built an Ocean by Jess Keating, illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter

Posted on November 25, 2022 by susanh579

The Girl Who Built an Ocean: An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World’s First Aquarium by Jess Keating, illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter. Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. 9780593305119 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a … Continue reading →

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Narwhal: The Arctic Unicorn by Justin Anderson,  illustrated by Jo Weaver

Posted on November 18, 2022 by susanh579

Narwhal: The Arctic Unicorn by Justin Anderson,  illustrated by Jo Weaver. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536225129 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  The unusual narwhal … Continue reading →

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Giant Island by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Doug Keith

Posted on November 18, 2022 by susanh579

Giant Island by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Doug Keith. Flashlight Press, 2022. 9781947277182  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Picture Book What did you like about the book? Layers of intrigue surround this fun book … Continue reading →

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Over and Under the Waves by Kate Messner, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal

Posted on September 23, 2022 by susanh579

Over and Under the Waves by Kate Messner, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. Chronicle Books, 2022. 9781797203478 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture books What did you like about the book? A … Continue reading →

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