My Visit to the Aquarium

by Aliki (Author)

My Visit to the Aquarium
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

As only she can, Aliki brings the splendor of aquatic animals and their habitats to life in this dazzling picture book.

Filled with amazing fish facts and brilliant full-page spreads, this is a visit to the aquarium that kids will want to make again and again.

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School Library Journal

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.


Review quotes

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

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780064461863
Lexile Measure
710
Guided Reading Level
O
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
March 27, 1996
Series
Trophy Picture Books
BISAC categories
JNF003150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Marine Life
JNF003090 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Fishes
JNF037070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Etc.)
Library of Congress categories
Marine animals
Public aquariums
Aquatic biology
Freshwater animals
Garden State Children's Book Awards
Winner 1996 - 1996

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