Ocean Animals from Head to Tail

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 20, 2016

Review

Eight animals found in the ocean are highlighted in this guessing game style non-fiction picture book. Each animal is introduced with a question about a body part with an enlarged illustration of that part. The next Two-page spread shows the animal in it's ocean surroundings with the name of the animal in a large bold font at the top and a short paragraph explaining in easy-to-understand language the importance of that body part and a few other facts about the animal. The body parts include head, eyes, mouth, body, fin, flippers, tentacles and tail. Eight more "awesome" ocean animals are pictured in the back on a two page spread with a quick fact about each. Browsers will enjoy the bright Adobe Photoshop illustrations that provide a cut paper essence to the work. The only quibble about the book design is that the commas can be mistaken for periods throughout the text and the lack of source material.

Overall Book Score: good