The Truth About Dangerous Sea Creatures - Softcover

Cerullo, Mary M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811863492 ISBN 13: 9780811863490

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2008

Synopsis

Cerullo, Mary M.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary M. Cerullo is the associate director of Friends of Casco Bay, an environmental group in Maine. She has written several nonfiction books for children.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-5-This book looks at a variety of "dangerous" sea animals, such as sharks, jellies, and a giant squid, and provides readers with solid information. Without playing down their threatening features, Cerullo introduces a different sea dweller on each spread and examines both the myths and realities about it. For example, people fear the giant octopus because of its size, but in reality the smallest octopus, the blue-ringed, is the one that can be lethal to humans. The language is sophisticated enough to make this selection suitable for older readers, but the amount of text is brief enough to keep the material accessible. Full-color photos and childlike drawings add a lot of visual appeal. The final pages include a "Helpful Hints" section of advice on what readers should do if they encounter a dangerous creature. Three of the four titles in the bibliography are previous works by the author, and this book borrows some of its material (particularly photos) from them. There is not enough detail here to make this title useful for reports, but it will attract general readers.
Arwen Marshall, Minneapolis Public Library
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About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0811863492
• ISBN 13: 9780811863490
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Wertz Michael