Title: Safari Beneath the Sea: The Wonder World of the North Pacific Coast
Author: Diane Swanson
Illustrator: Photographs by the Royal British Columbia Museum
Genre: Non-Fiction Juvenile Literature
Subgenre: Informational Book
Themes: sea life, the Pacific Ocean, aquamarine habitats, sea creatures and their surroundings, sea life personalities, sea plants, sea mammals, barrier reefs
Primary and Secondary Characters: The sea life of the North Pacific Coast
Awards: Orbis Pictus Award 1995
Date of Publication: 1994
Publishing Company: Whitecap Books
Summary:
This creative and informational chapter book explores the coast of the North Pacific and inspects the sea creatures that live there. The first chapter discusses why the sea life is so vast in the northern parts of the Pacific Ocean. Accrediting the water's rich nutrients and calm waters, the sea life there is able to thrive. At the end of each chapter, the author gives fun facts and statistics that apply to the topics in that chapter. Chapter two is filled with beautiful pictures of plant life within this oceanic area and describes what type of animals rely on this plant life. Plants serve as an important factor within the ocean ecosystem. Chapter three investigates the "spineless superstars," who include such animals as the octopus, the jellyfish, the vast amount of different sea stars, scallops, and sea anemones. The fourth chapter describes the various types of fish that live within the coast and how they dwell in their surroundings. This chapter also includes a quick look at sharks! The last and final chapter gets personal with the sea mammals. The whales, dolphins, sea otters and sea lions have fun personalities as they are fun to watch from the shore. These animals seem to enjoy the entertainment and attention!
How it will be used in the classroom:
This is a really great book to introduce sea animals and their habitats to students. Many children like to explore the ocean and this is a great research topic for third to even sixth graders. This book could be used as an incredible resource and informational book if that's what they enjoy reading. The statistics and facts within this book is also a great way for children to learn about the ocean and its many characteristics!
This is a really great book to introduce sea animals and their habitats to students. Many children like to explore the ocean and this is a great research topic for third to even sixth graders. This book could be used as an incredible resource and informational book if that's what they enjoy reading. The statistics and facts within this book is also a great way for children to learn about the ocean and its many characteristics!
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