Review by Booklist Review
*Starred Review* The informative books in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series offer clearly written, attractive introductions to scientific topics, presented with a young audience in mind. How Deep Is the Ocean? asks children to imagine themselves in a submersible vessel, exploring layers of the ocean at increasing depth and observing the creatures living in these varied environments. Designated Level 2 in the series, the book presents information in a paragraph or two on each page, illustrated with handsome acrylic paintings that include magnified phytoplankton as well as many labeled underwater scenes. An appended science activity uses a knotted, weighted string to measure the depth of water. Created with digitally enhanced traditional media, principally watercolors, the artwork has an appealing, kid-friendly look. Well designed, engaging, and highly recommended for children's science collections.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2016 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 3-This informative and richly illustrated volume brings to life the awe-inspiring vastness of the oceans. Readers follow a boy and girl as they venture from the shore's edge into the sea's sunlight zone (using scuba gear) to learn about phytoplankton and photosynthesis. The pair descend via a submersible into the twilight, the midnight, the abyssal, and, finally, the seldom-seen Hadal zone inside the Mariana Trench (nearly seven miles deep). At each level, the text describes how the children feel (the water pressure increasing as they scuba dive down to 100 feet) and what they see (meticulously labeled specimens, such as the sperm whale, the pink vent eelpout, the strawberry squid, and the tripod fish). Puybaret's illustrations, painted in vivid acrylics, are superbly detailed and visually intriguing. The artwork is so precise that detail-oriented viewers won't miss photographs. Math lovers will appreciate the mention of sizes and depths interspersed throughout the text. An ocean depth chart, graphs, suggested experiments, and a list of Internet resources for further study address multiple learning styles while facilitating expanded exploration of the topic. Kids will build vocabulary with terms such as bioluminescence, hydrothermal vents, and chemosynthesis. VERDICT This selection does not sacrifice appeal for information; a good addition for all science collections.-Suzanne LaPierre, Fairfax County Public Library, VA © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
A trip down through the ocean's zones to a geothermal vent is imagined in a second-person narrative rich in scientific description. The you-are-there text allows readers to imagine themselves observing marine life and the pressures, temperatures, and light levels at each layer. The cool, deep-ocean-hued illustrations portray two children in a submersible amidst a host of named organisms. Experiment appended. Websites. Glos. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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