Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
The creators of Into the A, B, Sea: An Ocean Alphabet bring their talents to an attractive new counting book, One Nighttime Sea: An Ocean Counting Rhyme by Deborah Lee Rose, illus. by Steve Jenkins. "All night long, while you are asleep, millions of sea creatures move through the deep!" begins the lyrical text. Through Jenkins's signature cut-paper collage artwork, readers view the ocean creatures that come out at night, among them dragonfish, moray eels and spider crabs. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-In a lapping, sealike rhythm, this enchanting counting book lulls its audience into the world beneath the waves. The rhyming text encourages readers to count sea creatures poetically going about their evening activities up to 10 and then back down until "one brand-new seal pup discovers the day." Rose introduces common marine animals, like turtle hatchlings, and others that are less familiar, like silky nudibranchs. At the end, a useful "More about the nighttime sea" section provides further detail about the animals mentioned. Vivid cut-paper collages beautifully interplay with the rhymes. This evocative read-aloud will make a splash with youngsters practicing their counting, learning about sea life, or simply enjoying the book one-on-one before bedtime.-Julie Roach, Malden Public Library, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Richly colored and textured paper collages are the highlight of this visit with nocturnal marine life. Counting up to ten and back again, the rhyming text features such animals as the familiar seal pup and turtle to the dragonfish and nudibranch. Brief but informative notes about each species follow, enhancing this engaging book's appeal. From HORN BOOK Spring 2004, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
This rhymed complement to Into the A, B, Sea: An Ocean Alphabet (2000) takes children above and below--sometimes far below--the waves with one blue whale calf, two humpbacks, and so on, up to ten turtle hatchlings, and then back down to one "brand-new seal pup." Jenkins dims the colors of his amazingly lifelike animals only slightly to suggest nocturnal settings, and even in the higher numbers his paper collage scenes never look busy or overcrowded. Readers wondering how to pronounce "nudibranch," or what's up with the bits of fluff on the four spider crabs and the eight parrotfish will find answers and other factual tidbits in three pages worth of notes at the back. Appealing to novice enumerators and budding naturalists alike. (Picture book. 5-7) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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