Annotation: Describes the lifecycle and survival strategies of the Barbour's sea horse through simple text and woodcut-like illustrations. 27 pages, includes index. Other sea horse species are pictured on the end pages.
Did you know that male seahorses are the only males who can give birth? I learned this when I read
Seahorse the Shyest Fish in the Sea by Chris Butterworth. My book was about the lifecycle of a seahorse. I thought that the book was very interesting. Read the next two paragraphs if you would like to find out more.
I liked the book because it had unique illustrations and once I got to the third page I thought that the book couldn't contain any more information, but it could! I loved the colors they used, they were so bright! I think that the illustrations helped me to understand what they were talking about, like when seahorses camouflage, mate, and give birth. At the back of the book they have an index and a paragraph about seahorses, the author, and illustrator. I liked the book because it made me want to learn more about seahorses, and because new information was explained before more information was introduced. Plus the information was clear and well presented. I think its strengths are that they list different kinds of sea horses and that the book contains a lot of information. The weaknesses are that they don't list other books about seahorses and that they don't have a glossary.
I loved reading this book and I would give it a 4 out of 5 star rating. I think that the book should still be a Cornerstones nominee because it left me wanting to know more about seahorses.
Cornerstones
of Science
A National Science Literacy Initiative
Originating from Brunswick, Maine
PO Box 955 Brunswick, ME 04011
Executive Director Jocelyn Hubbell
copyright 2010. all rights reserved.
Cornerstones
of Science
A National Science Literacy Initiative
Originating from Brunswick, Maine
PO Box 955 Brunswick, ME 04011
Executive Director Jocelyn Hubbell
copyright 2010. all rights reserved.
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