City Fish Country Fish: How Fish Adapt to Tropical Seas and Cold Oceans (How Nature Works)
Description
* School Library Journal Starred Review *
* Honor Book SSLI (Society of School Librarians International) *
*Skipping Stones Honor Book*
Fish that live in tropical seas are like city dwellers, packed into reefs and surrounded by life in great variety and urgent motion,Fish that live in tropical seas are like city dwellers, packed into reefs andsurrounded by life in great variety and urgent motion, day and night.
Through color, shape,size, and other adaptations, city fish and country fish have evolved to survive in their particular habitats.In City Fish, Country Fish, Mary Cerullo uses this powerful analogy and Jeffrey Rotman’s vibrant underwater photos to captivate young readers with the wild variety of ocean life. The second edition of this popular book includes new information about the effects of climate change on fish and their habitats and about great white sharks, who are among the few species who roam back and forth between cold and tropical waters.
Fountas & Pinnell Level T
Praise for City Fish Country Fish: How Fish Adapt to Tropical Seas and Cold Oceans (How Nature Works)
...Design and layout
reinforce the contrasts Cerullo identifies, making this a first-rate choice for
browsers as well as students interested in ocean life.
— Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato - School Library Journal Starred Review
This
attractive new look at underwater life may inspire diving dreams for both city
and country readers. (Nonfiction.
9-13)
— Kirkus
Readers
will return time and time again to read the fun facts and enjoy the superb
images.
— Ron Hirschi, fisheries biologist and author of more than 50 nature books for young readers
A
good introduction to ocean fish.
— Green Teacher