At first glance there's nothing much to see. But the rock pools are full of secrets. Nestling between rocks ...Hiding in the seaweed ...What creatures will you find? Discover their secrets in this flap book. Features beautiful linocut artwork by award-winning author/illustrator narelle oliver. Includes big, easy-to-use flaps and a glossary of rock pool creatures.Oliver's linocuts steal the show in this little treasure. It's a lovely touch to see the flaps are cut along the edges of features within each illustration, making them a seamless part of the scene -- one of my favourite details. My older girls were hoping for a challenge in finding the secrets within the pictured rock pools (the text suggests it might be), but agreed even though it was "easy for them" they appreciated the effect of each creature visually belonging to its home.
“Down on the rocky shore,
waves crash and smash.
Then the tide goes out and the sea is calm.
It’s a good time to explore the rock pools.”
This is a lusciously created book full of the joys of some of the creatures that dwell in the rock pools – just lift the flaps and discover.
The book follows the flow of the ever moving sea as the tide goes out and then comes in allowing the reader to journey through the changing rock pools. Discover Hermit Crabs making their homes in empty shells, Turban sea snails by the rock pool’s edge, Goby fish and sponges and more. Carefully and very closely look and read each spread to discover the treasures deposited onto each page. The illustrations are thoughtfully created and the words, in both the narrative and those at the conclusion of the text, are full of natural history.
Constructed from solid pages with cutout flaps that often reveal hidden secrets, this book will handle the continual examination that it deserves.
As a child, I loved nothing better than tromping along the rock pool edges and feeling the warm water and then the sand squidgy beneath my toes and watch the creatures that were nestling there. This beautiful book will surely inspire another generation of rock pool hunters to go and reveal the secrets hidden there.
Over the years Narelle has crafted many books filled with the wonder and the joy of the natural environment including The Best Beak in Bonaroo Bay, Baby Bilby, Where Do You Sleep and The Hunt. We have been so privileged to have Narelle craft her wonderful books to share with the children of the world.
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