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A sad but great story!!
Dolphin in the deep is a great story which is set in sunny Florida! Dolphins are one of my favourite animals and it is really sad when one of the dolphin dies. Although a sad story it is a great one!! I would recommend this book to anyone who likes animals. Read the whole collection! I am!!
Exellent!!!!!!!!!
This book makes you feel like you are really in the story.
[FANTASTIC!!!]
I love this book a lot. It is so sad when one of the dolphins died I almost cried! Read this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Dolphins    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Marine Life   

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A Reader With Mystery
What is more mysterious than giant creatures that live deep in the sea?Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's 4-8    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Giant squids    6. Juvenile Easy Readers    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile General And Reference Works    9. Juvenile Zoological Sciences    10. Juvenile literature    11. Readers - Beginner    12. Squids    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Marine Life   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Fishes    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Coral reef animals    6. Coral reefs and islands    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Preschool Reading Skills    10. Readers - Beginner    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Fishes    12. Children's   

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A Wild book on Wild Whales
This review is by my 10 year old son. This book has moreinformation on Whales than other books I have read. First they go on abus tour. Then they turn the bus into a sub. Ms. Frizzle, Has four mini-subs. Two kids went in each sub. Ms. Frizzle, stayed in the bus with the Captain Gil. Then the adventure begins. I enjoyed this book very much.

Fantastic
This Magic School Bus Chapter Book is the best of the firstfour. It was very funny, especially when the class gets stranded underthe sea. Any MSB fan would love it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Adventure and adventurers    3. Animals - Mammals    4. Animals - Marine Life    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 2-3    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Easy Readers    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Movie Tie - In    11. Readers - Chapter Books    12. School field trips    13. Whale watching    14. Juvenile Fiction / Science & Technology   

Editorial Review

Photographer Mark Blum executes a sterling idea for a book: a collection of stereoscopic images of deep-sea fish and reptiles, with 3-D glasses bound right into the book's cover. The result is an entertaining you-are-there tour of the ocean deeps that appeals to all ages. Some images are of places that are perilous of access, such as a submarine labyrinth off Borneo full of dolphin and turtle skeletons. Others, boasting populations of anemones and barracudas, are easier to get to--for anyone with an aqualung, that is. No matter where they're set, the photographs impart a wonderful sense of adventure and scientific discovery. ... Read more

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I didn't know what I was in for!
I ordered this book primarily for the benefit of my 7 year old son. We're doing a research project on oceans, and while we have a few good resources, I felt this one, with its 3d imagery, would more likely capture and hold his attention. What I didn't realize was how thoroughly it would capture and hold mine. For me, 3D had always meant multicolored plastic glasses and headaches. Though the book was described as stereoscopic, I didn't understand what that meant. Stereography was something new for me, even if as a form of photography it is over 150 years old.
AMAZING!
This is an amazing book!Makes me want to take up scuba diving.I've never seen such good 3D, not to mention that it's real photos from underwater with incredible colors.Get this book!And I'm going to go get the rest of the books by this author.

Fabulous book with stereo 3-D photos!
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's 9-12 - Nature / Guide Books    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Mammals    6. Marine Mammals    7. Marine animals    8. Nature    9. Nature - General    10. Pictorial works    11. Stereoscopic views    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Marine Life    13. Oceans & seas    14. Photographs: collections   

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Magical memories
Charming story capturing a magical childhood day. Makes you think about memories of special days from your own childhood, and family that have passed away. The details that are recounted would not be remembered by an adult experiencing them. Now that entire weeks seem to fly by faster than a single childhood day, this story will bring you back to a child's view of a slower moving world. Though a bit slow compared to what adults are used to as they go through the daily routine, my 4-year-old loves the pace of this book, and dwells on the details. The 'impressionist' illustrations are captivating, particularly the 'climax' page where the moonjellies light up the sea. The final page chokes me up a bit, as the grandmother attempts to 'bottle' memories of that special day for her grandson.

Absolutely beautiful!
Our children (ages 3 and 5) LOVE this book. And so do I. The illustrations are gorgeous. The story is fantastic. And what makes it even more nice is that it's true. This is one of our favorite children's books. Our kids ask for this time and time again.

Great for boys
This book is a wholesome family and nature oriented book for boys 3-8 years old.My son has spent countless hours playing out the theme of this book - never tiring of the many options it offers.If you have a budding oceanographer or tide-pooling enthusiast this is the book for you.Any landlocked readers can enjoy the book just as well.The book's pictures fill the pages as well as the mind with dreamy images that bring the whole story to life.The words and images are really a hand and glove that make a perfect fit.The book also models working together as a family and that children can have an important place in helping.Grandma's get a boost here too as quick and creative planners.Nigth of the Moonjellies is also a gentle reminder to save some of the present for the future, without heavy sentimentality.A great book to read if you include any aquariums in your vacations.Don't forget about Aliki's great "My Visit to the Aquarium" book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Family - Multigenerational    6. Juvenile Fiction   

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One of the better in the series
This book is part of a whole series covering fish, reptiles, mammals, birds, amphibians and insects. "How to Hide an Octopus" is one of the better books in the series, and not a bad place to start if you haven't tried them before. If you do have another one, this is certainly a good member of the series. Some of the fishes are very difficult to find (Even I took a few tries to find all of the pipefish). My son like "How to Hide a Butterfly" better, possibly because this one is a little difficult (He's only 2). If your child is older, this may be a good choice. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Camouflage (Biology)    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Color    5. Juvenile literature    6. Life Sciences - Zoology - General    7. Marine fauna    8. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Marine Life   

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Shark Information
This book has a three-dimensional model of a shark and lots of colorful pictures. It teaches you all about the Great White Shark.The most interesting part of the book is about the muscular system of the Great White Shark.
Uncover a Shark (Uncover Series)
My 6 1/2 year old nephew loved this book.It has good graphics and good information. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Animals - Fishes    3. Animals - Marine Life    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Interactive & activity books & packs   

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Good nonfiction book on sharks
This is a good book for children 2 to 7. my son who is 3 1/2 and several of my dar-care-children enjoy looking at this book. It shows several species of sharks, talks about their gills and how they breath with their gills. Shows Scuba divers studying the sharks.The scuba divers where of great interest to the children.The photos are very nice. It has just enough information for a young child.

My boys liked it
My boys liked this book. Yours probably will, too.

A nice kids book
If you are looking for some books for your young one to read and learn from "The Best Book of Sharks" is a nice start.Since it is directed to kids the detail level is minimal.If your kids like fish this book will have them asking questions.Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's 4-8    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Sharks    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Marine Life   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's 4-8 - Pop-Ups    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Mammals    8. Specimens    9. Toy and movable books    10. Whales    11. Aquatic creatures    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Marine Life    13. Marine & freshwater mammals    14. Pop-up & lift-the-flap books   

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Loves it!!
My 15 month old can spend an hour a day going through this book. It is a beautiful book. We all love it!!

engaging and interactive, perfect for tactile toddlers
This & the other Magic Windows Touch & Feel books are my highly tactile 16-month-old son's VERY favorite books (well, it's a toss-up between these and the "That's Not My..." series).He loves to look at the bright colors and feel all the different textures, not to mention notice the changing pictures and "reveals" when I pull out the center panel of each page for him.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Concepts - Senses & Sensation    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Marine animals    8. Specimens    9. Textured books   

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IEngaging Nonfiction
Students love to learn and this book is a great one for them. The photographs are fascinating, the text is engaging and simple enough. It will be a part of my classroom this year.

A. D. Tarbox, Freelance Reviewer for Midwest Book Review
I picked this book because my children and I did not know much about jellyfish. This book is wonderfully photographed and George's factual text really make this book a must read for adults who share nature books with children or for children to enjoy alone. As a scuba diver I have seen a few jellyfish in the wild but never the assortment in this book. Jellyfish are amazing animals and George does an excellent job getting this information across to the reader. JELLIES is an excellent non-fiction picture book for children under 8. Twig C. George has other books out with ocean nature themes. They are fiction books for juveniles called A DOLPHIN NAMED BOB and SWIMMING WITH SHARKS.
nice pictures
this was a disapointment. i thought there would be more information about the jellyfish. the pictures were great. $8.95 was probably a fair price, not anything more. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's 4-8 - Nature    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Jellyfishes    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Nature - General    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Marine Life   

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Family - General    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Harbor seal    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Reference    11. Seals (Animals)    12. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Reviews (10)

a great book
Tomas Torres is a Mexican teenager who is forced to make the decision of whether or not to stay in school or go on to be a fisherman like his father and grandfather before him. Tomas wants to keep his fathers business alive, while his teacher is pushing him to stay in school and study marine biology. Opinions are split, things go wrong, read the book and find out what happens. A Shark Beneath The Reef is a wonderful book about a boy who is faced with the decision of school or fishing. His father was killed by a shark, and he has always wanted to continue his legacy. Tomas gains many different opinions on the topic before he decides. The marine police around his town are trying to shut down his fathers fishing business, and Tomas is caught up in the business of trying to save it, all while trying to make his decision. This was a very well written, well-researched book. The author uses great nature descriptions in the book, which really add to the book in many ways. I would recommend this to anyone looking for simply a good book.
one of the worst books ever written
This is by far one of THE worst books I have ever read IN MY LIFE. The lead character, Tomas, is played out as a normal Mexican child, yet the author makes it sound like he is an adult. It is set in Baja, Mexico, i'm sure this place is rural and doesnt have a lot of people, but I'm sure they have better things to do then stalk sharks and pretend there are boats on top of mountains. About 85% of this book is about Tomas talking about fishing. Okay, if you are contemplating being a fisherman, GET this book, I'm sure it can help you. For the rest of you, if you buy this book you are just wasting your money.

Shark Beneath th Reef
HEY! WELL I HATE THIS BOOK!!! IT IS SOOO RETARDED!!!!!! I WANT SOME CHEAT NOTES SO I CAN FINISH THIS STUPID PACKET!!AHHHHHH!!!!!! WELLLLLLLBYE!!!!
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Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure    2. Action & Adventure - General    3. Animals - Marine Life    4. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    6. Fiction    7. Fishing    8. Islands    9. Social Issues - Adolescence    10. Social Situations - Adolescence    11. Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children's 4-8 - Nature    4. Children's 9-12    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Dolphins    7. General    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Porpoises    11. Readers - Beginner    12. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Etc.)    13. Whales    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Marine Life   

Reviews (3)

Here is the Coral Reef
Purchased this to replace the one we lost from the public library.Kids liked it and it helped them learn the reef life. Mom went a little crazy with all the repetition.

Here is the Perfect Kids' Book Series!
Not only does my niece love this book, I'm quite fond of the series, too!The illustrations are detailed and painstakingly accurate, but the real treasure is Dunphy's language.The motif may seem simple, but it activelytunes in a child's curiosity, making her or him eager to turn the page andsee what's next.

Excellent for teaching about ecological systems, fun!
I really enjoy Madeleine Dunphy's "Here is the Coral Reef," as I do all ofher other "Here is..." books (rainforest, arctic winter, southwestern desert, and wetlands). "Here is the CoralReef" provides parents a fun, colorful medium for teaching childrenabout the coral reef ecosystem.The cumulative verse format is an elegantway to teach about the interconnections between all life.Theillustrations are gloriously bright, with just enough action to keep thekids going, but nothing gory.The story grows incrementally with eachpage, tracing the unseen threads of biological systems, and culminating ina montage of its reef-dwelling characters. Kids seem to like therepetition...but any parent knows how much children enjoy repeating theirfavorite stories, songs or videos over and over and over!I would highlyrecommend this subtle yet effective book for parents and educators (*****). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Australia    3. Children's 4-8 - Nature    4. Children: Preschool    5. Coral reef ecology    6. Ecology    7. Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Nature - General    11. People & Places - Australia & Oceania    12. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy    13. Science & Technology - Environmental Science & Ecology    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Australia & Oceania   

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Not the best smells, nor story.
I'm fairly disappointed with this book.I bought it for my toddler as I was having memories of the Scratch and Sniff version of "The Little Engine That Could", and thought he'd enjoy the concept.I can't really come up with any pros, so here are my cons:
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Preschool    4. Fiction    5. Humorous Stories    6. Interactive Adventure    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Marine animals    9. Movie Tie - In    10. Scented books    11. Specimens    12. SpongeBob SquarePants (Fictitious character)    13. Juvenile Fiction / Movie or Television Tie-In   

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I love this book so, so much!
I love this book so, so much because it has a map. I learned that he swims from the warm water to the cold water. There's not much food in the warm water but there's lots of food in the cold water. I learned that a whale's tail goes up and down but a fish's tail goes side to side.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Humpback whale    6. Humpback whales    7. Juvenile Easy Readers    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Readers - Beginner    11. Whales    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Readers / Beginner   

Reviews (3)

Matthew's review
This book was about Andrew and Judy and Thudd in a whale. They got swallowed in a whale, they went through its three stomachs and got pooped out.They learned that a blue whale's intestines are 500 feet long and a person's intestines are only 13 feet long.I liked this book because I leaned stuff.I would recommend this book

Another fast Adventure
Wow! I did'nt think Andrew's and Judy's adventures could get muct better than 1-5 of the Andrew's books. But, here it is: Andrew lost in the Whale is my favorite!When Andrew shows Judy The Water Bug...it was no big deal. That changes really fast when he accidently pushes the Search for the Giant Sqiud button.It is at this point that Andrew, Judy, and Thud begin 2nd in a Andrew Underwater story
Andrew Lost: In The Whale is a continuation to Andrew Lost: Underwater. The 1st-4th are all a continued story. But in Andrew Lost: Underwater, is a all new story.Andrew Lost: In the whale is a good story. Andrew, Judy, & Thudd get swollowed by a Blue Whale. They can brethe through their bubble duds, but the bubble duds will come apart after 2 hours. Will Andrew, Judy, & Thudd escape in time? Find out in Andrew Lost: In the whale. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Blue whale    4. Blue whales    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 3-4    7. Cousins    8. Fiction    9. Juvenile Easy Readers    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Readers - Beginner    12. Readers - Chapter Books    13. Whales    14. Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Nature & the Natural World - General    5. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Marine Life