| The Specific Ocean Contributor(s): Maclear, Kyo (Author), Maurey, Katty (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1894786351 ISBN-13: 9781894786355 Publisher: Kids Can Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General - Juvenile Fiction | Travel - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.9" W x 12.1" (1.05 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this gently told picture book, a young girl is unhappy about having to leave the city for a family vacation on the Pacific Ocean (which she used to call the Specific Ocean). As the days pass, however, she is drawn to spend more time in and near the water, feeling moved by its beauty and rhythms. "The ocean does its own thing, rolling backward and forward. Wash, swash, splush, hush. There is no late or hurry or racing in ocean time." By the end of the vacation, the girl has grown to love the ocean and now feels reluctant to leave it behind. But as she soon realizes, it doesn't ever have to leave her. "Calm. Blue. Ruffled. Gray. Playful. Green. Mysterious. Black. Foggy. Silver. Roaring. White. No matter where I am, this specific ocean will be with me."Author Kyo Maclear has written a sweet and evocative love story about the magic and wonder of the ocean. Katty Maurey's softly drawn illustrations maintain the poetic feel of the text, while bringing to life the imagery of the seaside, adding a wonderful richness to the pages. This book would make a lyrical read-aloud that could lull young children into an appreciation for the peaceful joy found in nature. It also presents a compelling emotional component to why conserving our natural spaces is important, and would work well for any classroom science discussion on the environment or on the ocean as a habitat and ecosystem. |