Formento, Alison and Illustrated by Snow,
Sarah These Seas Count! 32 pgs. Albert Whitman & Company, 2013. $12.84. Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature
Content: G ; Violence: G.
One beach full
of garbage leads to a lesson for Mr. Tate’s class about caring for our seas. He
has them listen to the animals in the ocean and tells them about how important
the health of the ocean is.
I thought this
story was an awkward combination of lecture and counting animals. The water
cycle is mentioned so first graders just learning about that will relate, but
the counting to ten part is sort of pre-K. I also thought the inclusion of phytoplankton was
confusing for younger readers. I though the artwork of the sand and ocean was
beautiful but the color are so subdued and monotone that the artwork won’t
catch the eye of younger readers.
EL- OPTIONAL Reviewer:
Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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