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Here Is the Coral Reef
Madeleine Dunphy
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Description for Here Is the Coral Reef
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Leonard, Tom. Series: Web of Life. Num Pages: 32 pages, Color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: YQS; YXZG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 210 x 250 x 1. Weight in Grams: 127.
Set in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, this lyrical rhyming tale introduces young readers to some of the coral reef's most striking residents. From the sleek shark to the colorful parrotfish to the deceptively beautiful sea anemone, each creature in this abundant undersea world relies on another for its existence. Beginning with coral, the very element that defines this ecosystem, Madeleine Dunphy uses a cumulative approach, combining simple yet forceful verse with repetition to reveal the fragile chain that links each of the plants and animals in this unique environment. Tom Leonard's vibrant paintings capture this miraculous circle of life.
Set in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, this lyrical rhyming tale introduces young readers to some of the coral reef's most striking residents. From the sleek shark to the colorful parrotfish to the deceptively beautiful sea anemone, each creature in this abundant undersea world relies on another for its existence. Beginning with coral, the very element that defines this ecosystem, Madeleine Dunphy uses a cumulative approach, combining simple yet forceful verse with repetition to reveal the fragile chain that links each of the plants and animals in this unique environment. Tom Leonard's vibrant paintings capture this miraculous circle of life.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Web of Life Children's Books United States
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
Series
Web of Life
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
Berkeley, United States
ISBN
9780977379545
SKU
V9780977379545
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Here Is the Coral Reef
Named an "Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children" by the National Science Teachers Association and Children's Book Council Selected as a "Reading Rainbow Book" "Set beneath the coral sea of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, this forceful cumulative rhyming tale introduces some of the striking residents of the coral reef ecosystem... The artist varies perspectives, giving viewers the impression that they ... Read more