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The Ultimate Ocean Book by Maria Mudd-Ruth, illustrated by Virge Kask and Beverley E Benner
The Ultimate Ocean Book by Maria Mudd-Ruth, illustrated by Virge Kask and Beverley E Benner
Got children? Get them The Ultimate Ocean Book. My three-year-old finds this complex and colourful pop-up book fascinating. She will bring it to me and ask to see the lobster which pops up to order. She is visibly startled and runs from the room, before returning and demanding that I do it again.
The pop-ups offer dazzling detailed close-ups. There are things to touch and feel or scratch and sniff. Pulling tabs sees other creatures and fish 'come to life'; lifting flaps reveals more.
But it's not just for kids. Each page has other operating features and the copy is instructive about marine life to a level that would suit an adult. It is full of useful references that I have called upon when writing for these pages and the information comes in layers. I am still not sure that I have discovered everything yet.
The text has been checked by experts from the National Aquarium in Baltimore, the Genoa Aquarium, and the Ring of Fire Aquarium in Osaka. The book is visual, it's tactile, it has kinetics designed into it. I recommend it to everyone.
No kids? Pretend you're buying it for a nephew or niece. John Bantin |
| The Ultimate Ocean Book by Maria Mudd-Ruth, illustrated by Virge Kask and Beverley E Benner, Golden Books (001 414 633 2431) . Hardback US $20. |
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