First Big Book of the Ocean
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- Create Date：2021-04-16 10:52:32
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Catherine D. Hughes
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Summary
National Geographic Kids First Big Book of the Ocean is an adorable animal reference that includes the sea's high-interest animals， such as dolphins， sharks， sea otters， and penguins， and introduces kids to some of its lesser-known creatures。 More than 100 charming animal photos illustrate the profiles， with facts about the creatures' sizes， diets， homes， and more。 This book will quickly become a favorite at storytime， bedtime， and any other time。
Reviews
C。E。
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Simple but packed with informationMy daughter （4） loved this book。 She mostly wanted to look at the pictures but I snuck in a few facts。 The text would enlarge if you clicked on it。 My only complaint is we couldn't zoom in on the pictures to get a better look。 Simple but packed with informationMy daughter （4） loved this book。 She mostly wanted to look at the pictures but I snuck in a few facts。 The text would enlarge if you clicked on it。 My only complaint is we couldn't zoom in on the pictures to get a better look。 。。。more
Mattison Churchwell
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This is a great book to suggest to students who are interested or what to learn more about the ocean。 I liked that the book is divided into the different oceans with plants/animals that live in them。 The wording isn't too difficult for younger kids and there are plenty of pictures instead of a lot of paragraphs of information。 At the end of the book， there is a list of activities to build on what was learned from reading this book which is a helpful resource for teachers。 Teachers could use this This is a great book to suggest to students who are interested or what to learn more about the ocean。 I liked that the book is divided into the different oceans with plants/animals that live in them。 The wording isn't too difficult for younger kids and there are plenty of pictures instead of a lot of paragraphs of information。 At the end of the book， there is a list of activities to build on what was learned from reading this book which is a helpful resource for teachers。 Teachers could use this book with science lessons and experiments and then implement one of the activities from the book into another subject area to create integrated lessons。 。。。more
Linda
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This series by National Geographic is wonderful。 Each page is filled with gorgeous photography that a preschooler would enjoy looking at by herself。 Each chapter is just a few pages， but filled with just the right amount of information to keep my granddaughters interested as we read together。 They are 5 and 7 yrs old。 Easily could be read to a younger child by skipping the paragraphs and just reading the short text statements in the colorful bubbles on each page。
Devin Wallace
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This is a great non fiction book for the study of Oceans。 The pictures are up close and give great information about fish， sea creatures， and plants found in the ocean。
Morlando K
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A very informative book。
Brandee Stapp
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Nonfiction/Twin Text Entry #3Oceans， whales， sharks， dolphins， and fish。 These are some of the first things children think about when reading about the ocean。 The science genre is such a vast genre， that's why I picked multiple nonfiction books from it for this assignment。 This book is an easy read， and has excellent pictures and detailed summaries for them。 The books also has a detailed Contents， Index， Glossary， and even a Global Map that shows where each ocean is and which sea animals live in Nonfiction/Twin Text Entry #3Oceans， whales， sharks， dolphins， and fish。 These are some of the first things children think about when reading about the ocean。 The science genre is such a vast genre， that's why I picked multiple nonfiction books from it for this assignment。 This book is an easy read， and has excellent pictures and detailed summaries for them。 The books also has a detailed Contents， Index， Glossary， and even a Global Map that shows where each ocean is and which sea animals live in each ocean。 The twin text I selected for this book was the Magic Tree House Merlin Missions #25 Shadow of the shark by Mary Pope Osborne。 The copyright date for this book is 2015 and the genre is fantasy。 If you can't tell， I love the Magic Tree House books！ They have a book for almost every subject。 I chose this book because it highlights on one of the ocean's most fierce predators， the shark。 If a child reads this and become interested about the animals， they may be more likely to learn about them further in a nonfiction text。 I would continue to recommend these text be read by intermediate grade level readers （grades 3-6）。 。。。more
Barbara
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Kindergarten- 2nd gradeNo- fictionBeautiful pictures
Patsy
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This is an excellent source of very basic information about many creatures in the ocean。 The photos are large and beautiful。 I wish this had been around when my children were young。
Ben
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Colorful photographic pages of facts on ocean animals。 It introduces many amazing facts and new vocabulary as well。
Jill
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Excellent photographs and information， consistent with NG Kids work。
Robin
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My four year old grandson loves this book。
Chinwe
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Omg this is soooooooooooooooo cooooooool。
Lorraine Der
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Library Catalog Library Catalog 。。。more
Char Hight
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Personal Thoughts:The ravishing photos are absolutely amazing！ This book is filled with so many eye-catching details that it is sure to hold the attention of any child or adult。 It is a very clear and easy read。 The book is setup like a chapter book only it is a photography driven book。 A few features are the oversized fonts， word bubbles， fact charts，glossary，table of contents， index， and interactive questions。 The end of the book has 10 facts that the author suggests remembering。 There is also Personal Thoughts:The ravishing photos are absolutely amazing！ This book is filled with so many eye-catching details that it is sure to hold the attention of any child or adult。 It is a very clear and easy read。 The book is setup like a chapter book only it is a photography driven book。 A few features are the oversized fonts， word bubbles， fact charts，glossary，table of contents， index， and interactive questions。 The end of the book has 10 facts that the author suggests remembering。 There is also a parent tip page for activities and an ocean map at the end of the book。 Classroom use:Recommended grades: 1-5Introduction to Ocean Thematic Unit or Earth Day UnitIndependent reading: students who have an interest in oceans and sea life/K-5Group Reading/Read Aloud: science （Oceans， sea life， ecosystems）Activity: Venn Diagram of Pacific Ocean and Atlantic OceanResource for researching oceanic animals and oceans 。。。more
Ashley
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Amazing book for a little girl who loves all things related to the ocean！ She already has favorites， like the manta ray and the sea star。 Each chapter is devoted to a different ocean and the creatures that live there with well-written， kid descriptions of the animals' traits and habitat。 Amazing book for a little girl who loves all things related to the ocean！ She already has favorites， like the manta ray and the sea star。 Each chapter is devoted to a different ocean and the creatures that live there with well-written， kid descriptions of the animals' traits and habitat。 。。。more
Kyla Matthews
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The First Big Book Of The Ocean！ By Cathrine D。Huhes Dive dive dive！ Lets go into the ocean and look at some… Sea Otters， Blue Whales， Marine Iguanas， Sea Lions， And Corals， ect。 If you like Non-fiction books like this or want to know more then read The First Big Book Of The Ocean！！！！
Sarah Wilbern
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Hughes， C。 （2013）。 National Geographic: Kids First Big Book of the Ocean。 Washington DC: National Geograhic。 2014 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12。Informational Book。 This book was very colorful。 The book was very informative。 It talked about a lot of different animals that live in or near the water。 The book provided multiple pictures for each animal: how it looked， how it's envirnment looked， how it ate， how it reporduced and so on。 The book did talk about kind of animal the an Hughes， C。 （2013）。 National Geographic: Kids First Big Book of the Ocean。 Washington DC: National Geograhic。 2014 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12。Informational Book。 This book was very colorful。 The book was very informative。 It talked about a lot of different animals that live in or near the water。 The book provided multiple pictures for each animal: how it looked， how it's envirnment looked， how it ate， how it reporduced and so on。 The book did talk about kind of animal the animal was， what it's home is， what it size is， what type of food it ate， what type of sounds it made， and about how many babies they have at one time。 The book did talk about how the animal acted intheir environment。 I could use this book， for ages k-12。 I could do a science lesson where a group of students picked one animal and they would do research on the animal。 。。。more
Sarah Whitfield
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This is probably one of my most prized future-classroom-library additions。 It includes ocean animals from all six oceans， and even has ideas for games and activities to do with your kids that help reiterate the facts in the book。 The pictures are absolutely amazing and so colorful that they are sure to hold any kids' interest。 I would pair this book with a personal favorite， Finding Nemo。 This book retells the movie Finding Nemo and even has 3D images。 Both of these books can help introduce the This is probably one of my most prized future-classroom-library additions。 It includes ocean animals from all six oceans， and even has ideas for games and activities to do with your kids that help reiterate the facts in the book。 The pictures are absolutely amazing and so colorful that they are sure to hold any kids' interest。 I would pair this book with a personal favorite， Finding Nemo。 This book retells the movie Finding Nemo and even has 3D images。 Both of these books can help introduce the topic of oceans or ocean animals， and many of the animals from Finding Nemo can be found in the National Geographic book like the orange clownfish， blue whale， deepsea anglerfish， sea nettle jellyfish， and sea turtle。 。。。more
PottWab Regional Library
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Wendy Garland
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The illustrations in this book are exquisite。
Marathon County Public Library
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Do you know what a leafy sea dragon is？ Find out in this ocean-filled book put out by National Geographic Kids。 This books is a great read for any school-aged child that is curious about biology or the ocean。 Split up into ocean sections， each section details the animal life one will find in the Pacific， Atlantic， Indian and Arctic oceans。 Each animal spread has fact boxes about the animal's biology， colorful photos， interactive questions for kids， and fun facts。 The ocean life covered in this b Do you know what a leafy sea dragon is？ Find out in this ocean-filled book put out by National Geographic Kids。 This books is a great read for any school-aged child that is curious about biology or the ocean。 Split up into ocean sections， each section details the animal life one will find in the Pacific， Atlantic， Indian and Arctic oceans。 Each animal spread has fact boxes about the animal's biology， colorful photos， interactive questions for kids， and fun facts。 The ocean life covered in this book ranges from coral to birds， and from fish to mammals。 The photographs are magnificent and the animal facts and information will keep any child wanting to learn more about ocean life。 tTaylor W。 / Marathon County Public LibrarytFind this book in our library catalog。 。。。more
Ina
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This is an awesome book。 It is well laid out， easy to follow， and the colors， layout and even the fonts used are very appealing。 There are lots of great facts about all the creatures that call the world's ocean home。 Then there is the unbelievably amazing photography。 This is a very appealing non-fiction book and a great collection addition to help patrons looking for items to satisfy common core reading。 This is an awesome book。 It is well laid out， easy to follow， and the colors， layout and even the fonts used are very appealing。 There are lots of great facts about all the creatures that call the world's ocean home。 Then there is the unbelievably amazing photography。 This is a very appealing non-fiction book and a great collection addition to help patrons looking for items to satisfy common core reading。 。。。more
carissa
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Recommended Ages: grades 2 and up
Jane
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