Thursday, April 14, 2022

Book Review - A Great Earth Day Choice - Oceanarium: Welcome to the Museum; Loveday Trinick

Teagan White (Illustrator)
Big Picture Press - April 2022

A new addition to the Welcome to the Museum series , Oceanarium is a timely offering for Earth Day 2022.  This oversized book like the others in the series offers so much information (112 pages) for curious middle grade students (grades 3-7) and adults alike.  The book is filled with detail facts about every aspect of ocean life. The book is written by a marine biologist from England and more than 200 sea creatures are covered in considerable depth.  The illustrations are fabulous and appropriate and they generated a lot of discussion with my 10 year old granddaughter.  One of our favorite sections was was entitled, One Ocean which generated much discussion on humans and the ocean.  I loved that the index and references also included great information for future readings.  This book would make a perfect gift for the curious oceanic explorer in your life. It would also be a wonderful addition to  personal, public and school library collections.




Rating - 5/5 stars

NOTE:  This book was sent to me at no cost in exchange for my unbiased review by Candlewick Press.)

11 comments:

  1. What beautiful illustrations!

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    1. Yes, they really are stunning and add so much interest to the text.

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  2. I would have loved that book as a kid!

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    1. It really is like pieces of art. Definitely belongs on a coffee table for frequent glances.

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  3. I love everything to do with the ocean so I would definitely love this book!

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    1. It was so interesting; perhaps even more enjoyable for teens and adults.

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  4. What a beautiful book. It does seem like one that would be good to have on the coffee table for visitors to thumb through at odd moments

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    1. Yes, in some ways it seems a little advanced for the targeted audience yet, it would be a great resource for a student's projects as well.

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  5. Love the illustrations and not to mention an informative book too!

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    1. Yes, the illustrations were phenomenal - such perfection to make this book all the more special.

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  6. We have another in this series and it is stunning! I didn't realize they made one for oceans.

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