Life in a Coral Reef (Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2)

by Wendy Pfeffer (Author) Steve Jenkins (Illustrator)

Life in a Coral Reef (Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2)

Coral reefs are some of the largest natural structures in the world, and they are created by tiny coral polyps no bigger than a grain of rice. This Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science book introduces readers to the amazing world of the coral reefs and the many marine animals who lived there. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 5 to 7 who are ready to read independently. It's a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a supplement for activity books for children.

This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts perfect for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

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This colorful entry in the long-running Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science series introduces the world of coral reefs with simple concepts and Jenkins’s signature collage illustrations. Nicely contrasting the large size of one example, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, with the tiny coral polyps that comprise its bulk, Pfeffer goes on to describe polyp reproduction and a variety of sea creatures found in this habitat. With no more than a short paragraph or two per page, her text should be well within the capabilities of early elementary-school readers, although they may need some vocabulary help. The series’s landscape format is particularly well suited to the underwater scenes, in which even the background blues vary and the layers of cut and torn textured papers add depth. Would-be divers will enjoy identifying the silhouettes on the end papers: snappers and four-eyed butterfly fish, a shark and flashlight fish, all identified in the text (but they may wonder about the Moorish Idol, which appears nameless on the endpapers and in an early illustration). Two “Find Out More” pages conclude this attractive presentation. (Informational picture book. 5-9)


School Library Journal

Gr 1-3. The span of activities occurring in a reef is seamlessly presented in a "day in the life of" picture-book format. Each easy-to-read sentence is packed with information. Like the text, the paper-cutout illustrations combine simplicity and sophistication. Utterly gorgeous, they amplify the material presented on every page. Vibrant reds, purples, golds, and black and white pop off the page. A lime green moray eel glides across a spread as it stalks fish in the dark by smell. Why does it ignore a sleeping parrot fish?, the narrative asks. Readers see a muted blue fish on the page next to the eel and learn that it oozes out a filmy body covering that disguises its color and masks its odor while it sleeps. The book concludes with two pages of facts about coral reefs, a list of famous reefs, and the current and future threats to these endangered habitats. The endpapers silhouetting the reef animals in shades of blue and black are inviting and haunting at the same time. Outstanding."Frances E. Millhouser, formerly at Chantilly Regional Library, Fairfax County, VA" Copyright 2009 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780064452229
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
September 01, 2009
Series
Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2
BISAC categories
JNF051100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
JNF045000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers | Beginner
Library of Congress categories
Coral reef ecology
Coral reef animals

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