A Day in the Deep (Arbordale Collection) - Softcover

Kevin Kurtz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1607186292 ISBN 13: 9781607186298

Publisher: Arbordale Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Travel deep into the ocean way below the surface and you'll encounter some creatures you never knew existed! This book takes you on a journey through the dark depths of the sea towards the ocean floor. Most ecosystems need sunlight, but deep in the ocean where the sun doesn't shine animals have adapted some very interesting ways to see, protect themselves, and eat. Discover the unique habitats, adaptations, and food chains of these deep-sea creatures.

About this title

About the Author:

Kevin Kurtz developed his interest in deep sea-animals while spending eight weeks as the Educator at Sea aboard the marine geology research vessel JOIDES Resolution. He holds degrees in English literature and elementary education and started his career by working at a marine biology lab. Since then, he has combined all of these experiences by working as an environmental educator and curriculum writer for organizations such as the South Carolina Aquarium, the Science Factory Children's Museum, and the Center for Birds of Prey. Kevin has authored A Day in the Deep, A Day on the Mountain and A Day in the Salt Marsh.

From Booklist:

Life exists from the ocean’s surface all the way down to its dark floor. Descending in five-hundred-foot increments, the author and illustrator look at life in five deep-ocean habitats. At each level, aquatic life adapts to diminishing light. With surface light, brown algae abounds. Dive lower and find out-of-this-world sea creatures, such as sharks with glowing bellies, viperfish with antennae that flash, headlight fish with luminous blue lights, spookfish with totally clear skin, and angelfish that use parasitic bacteria as lights. With each descent, the illustrations become darker and more muted. Double-page spreads are captivating, although the folds do fall across some pertinent body parts. While brief rhyming verses describe the animals, four pages of more in-depth information about the ocean creatures end the book. This would make for a fine complement to informational books with photographs of ocean life. Grades K-3. --J. B. Petty

About this edition

• Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1607186292
• ISBN 13: 9781607186298
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Erin E. Hunter