My Visit to the Aquarium

PreS-Gr 2 Children and adults of various ages, races, and physical abilities tour a public aquarium and are treated to a look at many of the world's marine creatures. The language is almost lyrical, and its lilting quality imparts a feeling of journeying underwater to discover fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and more. Readers and viewers will be equally entertained, as Aliki uses watercolors, ink, and pencil crayons on waterboard for this excursion. The sense of motion is amplified in the colorful pictures as children run, point, and photograph their favorite species, shrink from the shark tank (seen from the shark's point of view), and reach into the touchable tide pool exhibit. Different sized illustrations add to the visual variety, and the creatures are labeled in script, enticing readers to linger over the pages. Whimsical touches-the docent is wearing bright fish earrings, and the last page features this book being sold at the aquarium gift store-add to a story alive with color and action.-Frances E. Millhouser, Reston Regional Library, VA

Copyright 1994 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

"This book will enrich both the preparation for and memories of trips to the aquarium."—" Publishers Weekly