Ocean Anatomy by Julia Rothman, 206 pages. NON-FICTION. Storey, 2020. $17
Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: G.
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
This book is part of “The Anatomy Series” and follows the aesthetic pretty concisely with matte pages and encyclopia type illustrations paired with playful fonts. Some pages are primarily illustrations with a few labels, while the majority of pages go into more depth about the ocean with passages rarely longer than two paragraphs.
What strikes me the most about this book is how thorough it is without being too basic or too long-winded. Immediately upon diving into the book I learned about how the different colors reflect off of the ocean. I was originally expecting more engagement with the illustrations themselves, but for me it was the accompanying text that was the most engaging.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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