Ocean Planet

Animals of the Sea and Shore

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Pub Date 05 Oct 2021 | Archive Date 10 Nov 2021
Publisher Spotlight | Tilbury House Publishers

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The first Rothery book to explore ocean life: Pacific walrus, king penguin, narwhal, great white shark, squid, seahorse, moray eel, humpback whale, manta ray, orca, and many more rendered, in exquisite, dramatic detail. Includes shore dwellers who depend on the sea: Polar bears and otters of course, but also ring-tailed lemurs, Bengal tigers, and British Columbia wolves. Explores extreme ocean environments: Tropical reefs and polar seas, islands and open oceans, surface waters and the ocean abyss, kelp forests and mangroves.

The first Rothery book to explore ocean life: Pacific walrus, king penguin, narwhal, great white shark, squid, seahorse, moray eel, humpback whale, manta ray, orca, and many more rendered, in...


Advance Praise

Kirkus Reviews (08/01/2021):

From plankton to polar bears, an artist's gallery of animals familiar and exotic. As in Hidden Planet and Sensational Butterflies (both 2021), Rothery supplies generous quantities of facts and comments about each of his subjects, but the obsessively detailed, photorealistic art easily takes pride of place. Aside from a map and one diagram showing oceanic zones, he sticks to portraits--each designed for individual examination, so not to scale even when a half-dozen or more share an oversized double-page spread, and generally placed against monochrome or minimally detailed backdrops. Though on occasion sheer technical proficiency gets the upper hand (the deep-sea anglerfish, for example, looks dried out, and the dragon moray eel is hard to distinguish from the coral behind it because depth of field has been sacrificed for visual dazzle), the lifelike poses and angles of view range from dramatic to, in the case of a blue-footed booby in a mating dance or a contemplative puffin, even comical. If his nature notes aren't systematic or he's not averse to wandering away from oceanic realms to slip in the occasional arbitrary-feeling land animal, viewers will still be hard put to look away from the pictures--or to miss out on his strong and contagious affinity for the creatures he portrays. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Informationally catch as catch can, but the visuals are as gorgeous as they come. (index) (Nonfiction. 8-13) COPYRIGHT(2021) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Kirkus Reviews (08/01/2021):

From plankton to polar bears, an artist's gallery of animals familiar and exotic. As in Hidden Planet and Sensational Butterflies (both 2021), Rothery supplies generous...


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Featured Reviews

What a fantastic enrichment book! Broadly divided by themes (region, animal family, record-breakers, etc.) this is a fascinating exploration of the wondrous diversity of life in and around our oceans. There is also a very interesting section about the oceans themselves that adds context to the animal articles.

The photos featured are breathtaking! They're wonderfully detailed and really showcase the amazing variety of life and how it adapts to any far-flung environment. This will definitely hold the attention of elementary and middle school students and would be a great addition to school and classroom libraries.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

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