Book Detail

Beneath Blue Waters

Publication Information
Author:  Kovacs, Deborah and Madin, Kate Illustrator:  
Title:  Beneath Blue Waters Date:  1996
Publisher:  Viking City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-670-85653-3 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, photographic essay

HSE Descriptor(s):    science

Summary:
The authors guide readers on a tour of the mysterious creatures who live in the ocean's depths. Color photographs illustrate the amazing, adaptable marine life. The vocabulary is advanced. The book is organized by ocean zones which are graphically charted. The book includes an epilogue and a glossary.

Teaching Ideas:
Charts with categories for size, special characteristics, and habitat of sea creatures would help learners collect information. Advanced students may enjoy exploring the process of naming newly discovered species. Teachers may want to excerpt sections. Students might want to discuss why researchers and photographers are attracted to the deep oceans. http://conbio.rice.edu/vl/; www.animalweb.com

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Matrices or Charts
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/matrices_charts.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Art and Photography > photography
bullet Geography > environment > ocean
bullet Science > biology > zoology > fish
bullet Science > ecology


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