The Strangest Thing in the Sea and Other Curious Creatures of the Deep by Rachel Poloquin and Byron Eggenschwiller - ESSENTIAL

The Strangest Thing in the Sea and Other Curious Creatures of the Deep: a strangely interactive book by Rachel Poloquin, illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiller. NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOK. Kids Can Press, 2021. $18. 9781771389181

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

Life in the ocean is more odd and mysterious than any of us can even imagine.

Poloquin introduces us to 13 exotic ocean creatures. First you see an imaginative illustrations, which opens to a beautiful drawing of the actual creature and just the right amount of information about each. Like Jess Keating’s books, kids will pull this out and share it with each other.

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS