Illustrated by John Lawrence
A beautifully written description of the life of a male Barbour's sea horse evolves into a description of the life of one of his daughters. Additional facts about sea horses are provided in blue ink against a lighter blue water background. Includes index.
The illustrations are incredible. The backgrounds are woodcut prints with vinyl prints for the foreground. The simple color scheme, drawn from the colors of a coral reef (blue, aqua and red) portrays the richness of the underwater scenery.
Children will find the facts of the sea horse's life very interesting. The index is comprehensive for such an artistic picture book.
starred SLJ, starred Booklist
Friday, January 26, 2007
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The first thing one notices about this book are the illustrations: "vinyl engravings, watercolor washes and printed wood textures," which provide an interesting texture and look to the pages of this non-fiction text. The text follows one seahorse from camouflage through mating and the male's "pregnancy" with interesting facts interspersed throughout.
I love the fact that this simple book contains an index. It also has simply written notes from the author and illustrator, obviously addressed to young readers. It is unusual to find a science book like this illustrated with such beautiful artwork.
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