Companion book to Into the A,B,Sea
NY Public Library 100 Children’s Books to Read and Share
Published by Scholastic Press
Illustrated by Steve Jenkins (Cover illustration copyright (c) by Steve Jenkins. All rights reserved. Used by permission.)
“Swim the ocean waves with me and dive into the A, B, Sea…”
MORE ABOUT THE BOOK
I got the idea for writing this book while drawing letters in the sand with my son at Asilomar State Beach.
School Library Journal
“A tantalizing, visually stunning invitation to explore a new frontier.”
Amazon.com
“This excellent picture book makes us want to linger where manatees lumber and narwhals slumber, and your favorite marine biologist will, too.”
Booklist
“Readers of all ages will be drawn to Jenkins' beautiful collages of brilliantly colored paper layered in uncluttered compositions. An attractive introduction for
children with deep-sea curiosity and for use across the curriculum.”
FEATURED HABITATS
Sandy Beach, Rocky Shore, Kelp Forest, Coral Reef, Open Ocean, Tropical Ocean, Polar Sea, The Deep
LITERACY ASPECTS
Alphabet, alliteration, strong verbs, rhyme, rhythmic language, expository prose (factual background for each creature)
SCIENCE ASPECTS
adaptation —anemones, barnacles, hermit crabs, insects, manatees, sea stars, tiger sharks, umbrellamouth gulpers; bioluminescence—viperfish; camouflage—anemone, octopus; communication—humpback whales; echolocation—dolphins; endangered and threatened species—blue whales, manatees, tuna; food chain—insects, queen angels, sharks, viperfish, whales, zooplankton; locomotion—dolphins, eels, flying fish, humpback whales, jellyfish, manatees, penguins, rays, yellowfin tuna, zooplankton; migration—gray whales, jellyfish; reproduction—insects, gray whales; respiration—blue whales; symbiosis—anemones, clownfish
CLASSROOM EXTENSIONS
Reading: “Ocean of reading” bulletin board
Writing: Animal alphabet books
Art: Torn-paper ocean collage
Science: Dive into an ocean science field trip!