The Magnificent Book of Ocean Creatures

by Tom Jackson, Val Walerczuk (Illustrations)

The Magnificent Book of Ocean Creatures introduces young readers to the diversity of marine life through stunning, oversized illustrations and fascinating facts.

The world's oceans are teeming with amazing animals, and The Magnificent Book of Ocean Creatures brings this undersea world into the reader's hands with dazzling, oversized illustrations and captivating facts. Each of the 36 animals is presented in full color, accompanied by interesting information about how it survives in its natural habitat. Key characteristics of each creature are also presented in fact boxes for easy reference. From the reclusive giant squid and the awe-inspiring blue whale to the colorful insulamon freshwater crab and the mysterious oarfish, the magnificent creatures of the oceans lie in wait on these pages.

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction

80 pages, Hardcover

Published December 5, 2017

About the author

"I'm a non-fiction author and project editor (plus I do a bit of journalism). I'm available for project development, writing, project management and I also work as a packager. Click on the links above to see examples of my work.

But first some background: Over the last 20 years, I've written books, magazine and newspaper articles, for online and for television. I get to write about a wide range of subjects, everything from axolotls to zoroastrianism. However, my specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. I've worked on projects with Brian May, Patrick Moore, Marcus de Sautoy and Carol Vorderman and for major international publishers, such as Dorling Kindersley, National Geographic, Scholastic, Hachette, Facts on File and BBC Magazines.

I spend my days finding fun ways of communicating all kinds of facts, new and old, to every age group and reading ability. I live in Bristol, England, with my wife and three children. I studied zoology at Bristol University and have had spells working at the zoos in Jersey and Surrey. I used to be something of a conservationist, which included planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing buffaloes from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing jobs have also taken me to the Galápagos Islands, the Amazon rainforest, the coral reefs of Indonesia and the Sahara Desert. Nowadays, I can be found mainly in the attic."
~http://tomjackson.weebly.com/

Reviews

[Rissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a fun and informative read that was easy to finish in an hour. I recently read all three of these books and will be posting the same review for all them. I liked:

1. The pictures were massive and gorgeous! It was so cool to see these animals drawn out for me and associate them with the fun facts.

2. The facts given about the animals were fun and informative. I loved learning about them!

3. I liked how each book took time to show animals from around the world rather than just certain areas. The variety was wonderful to see!

I only didn't like:

1. Some of the drawings were somewhat blurry, but I didn't mind too much.

A fun, quick informative read for those interested in animals.

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Een machtig mooi boek over allerlei zeedieren. Van koraal tot clownsvisjes tot haaien en walvissen. Met prachtige platen waar je gewoon naar kan blijven kijken. :) Niet veel nieuws geleerd, maar dat is niet erg, ik kwam ook voornamelijk omdat ik wist dat deze boeken mooie platen zouden hebben.
Zeker een aanrader.

[Mari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful, easy and informative. Also, very much like the size. I can easily read and have my kids flip the pages as we discover more ocean sea life. Great way to introduce facts and different animals. Comes with a pull out poster which is also good to go over any new facts that we learned while reading.

[Krista · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a beautiful book! It's filled with interesting facts. My children and I took turns reading them and then often went on to research further. The illustrations are large and the large size captures your attention - though it doesn't fit on a standard bookshelf.

[Lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastique!
*review soon*

[Gabrielle Wonnell · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kids loved reading this book to us. great family time.

[Darian - Books With A Chance · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son gives this “10 out of 10.” We really like this book, it’s full of facts of some of his favorite animals and the illustrations are beautiful.

[Rebekah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is great!

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Información básica, pero entretenido. Un libro bonito.

[Jürgen Peeters · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mijn recensie van 'Het allermooiste boek over zeedieren' verscheen op 'Cutting Edge'

http://www.cuttingedge.be/boekenstrip...

[Johnnysbookreviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty decent book with great facts about the creatures. There are so many creatures in the ocean, and this book didn't cover all of them. It did a great job nonetheless though.

[Morgan]

sam started reading more independently reading the fact section of this book and now will read all of it outloud to caroline.