Scan barcode
anna305e7's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
4.25
agudenburr's review against another edition
4.0
A beautifully illustrated collection of poems all about the sea. This book is very long and would be better as an one-on-one story or upper elementary independent read in small chunks.
backonthealex's review against another edition
4.0
We are a sea loving family. We have spent our summers sitting at the shoreline, watching the ebb and flow of the waves, and hoping to catch sight of a pod of dolphins heading to or from their feeding grounds. Easy to see why this book has become an instant favorite in my family. Davies has divided it into four sections: Down by the Shore, Journeys, Under the Sea, and Wonders. In Down by the Shore, Davies explores everything from the seashore to the lighthouse to the harbor, celebrating everything we are familiar with, from the boardwalk, to the creatures that live along the shoreline, to pebbles and birds, including those sneaky gulls that will swoop in and steal the food right out of your hand. begins. From the shore, Davies looks at Journeys of men and sea creatures like whales and sea turtles. From Journeys, Davies dives Under the Sea for a look at deep-ocean creatures, a place that holds countless wonders just waiting to be explored and a place where readers will meet a giant squid, flashlight fish, angler fish, sharks, and otters, among others. But readers will also learn how man is destroying this underwater wonderland with his plastic and other throwaways. Lastly, Wonders looks at all the other magical things waiting for kids to find about sea life near and far. These include tide pools, flying fish, penguins, the albatross, a shoal of ten thousand fish moving in time with each other, and of course, the dolphins swimming by. And amazingly, all of this is done in verse, and with wonderful illustrations done appropriately enough in watercolors in a palette of yellows, blues and greens evocative of sand, surf and deep ocean. This is a book that will be visited again and again.
ursulamonarch's review against another edition
4.0
This was quite lovely and I feel like it should be stocked in every seaside abode. Reading it away from the ocean made me notice that some of the entries were hit or miss - I would have had a higher proportion of entries on sea flora & fauna.
More...