Description
About the book. The Ocean Book explores the ocean as a natural environment, landscape, and part of human history. Lonely Planet Kids allows the reader to encounter animals, birds, and plants, showing the connection between life in the water and the physical forces of the sea. The hardcover English book has 164 pages and was published in 2020.
Content. The journey travels from coral reefs and sandy beaches to the open ocean, Antarctica, and deep ocean trenches. Hammerhead sharks and baleen whales are among the animals used to demonstrate adaptations to marine life. Other themes include the origin of the oceans, tides, waves, currents, and tsunamis. The book also addresses human use of the sea, pollution from oil and plastic, and challenges related to climate change.
Who is this book suitable for? Suitable for children with an interest in the ocean, wildlife, and the earth’s nature. The illustrated spreads can be used to compare very different habitats and discuss the connection between the marine environment and human activity. The book spans wider than a pure animal atlas, linking species, landscapes, and history together. English explanations and new concepts can be read together with an adult.
Read together and discover more. Read together with an adult who can assist with English words and let the child choose a theme they wish to investigate further. Consider taking one spread at a time, allowing time to study the images before moving further into the text. Discuss similarities and differences between what you see, and link the reading to something the child already knows. Flip back to favorite pages and find a new detail or a question you can research further. A short reading session can provide many conversations, especially when the child is allowed to point out what sparks their curiosity. You may wish to use a map or another book alongside it to put a place or theme into a larger context. Alternate between reading aloud and describing the illustrations in Norwegian, so that new English terms become easier to understand.
About the edition. English book, published 2020. 164 pages. ISBN 9781788682367.
