A colourful introduction to some of the most interesting creatures that live in our New Zealand seas. Children have fun solving the rhyming puzzles and questions to learn about the intriguing lifestyles of: yellow-eyed penguin; hermit crab, humpback whale; starfish; mako shark; seaweed; dusky dolphin; octopus; red-billed seagull, albatross and the seahorse. Each section starts with a narrative rhyming poem that gives clues to the animals’ identities and ends with the inevitable question, What Am I?Turn the page to reveal which creature.

Includes information about the animal in side boxes; details about their life and activities (from the animal’s perspective; and several full colour detailed photography for each, including underwater photographs. 

Children's Hardback 48 pages - Recommended Price: NZ$ 19.99 
ISBN Number: 9781869487577

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The story behind the story

Learning doesn’t need to be boring.  Rhymes have always been part of learning and make complicated facts fun.  We have always been fascinated by some of the creatures we have encountered on dives and sought out some of the most unusual of these to share in this book, such as:
- Male seahorses carry their unborn babies in their tummies;
- Octopuses are very, very clever;
- Starfish have no eyes;

Reviews

"Stunning book - an ideal gift for youngsters"
Caroline Howden, Rodney Times

"A bright, colourful introduction to 11 things dependent on the sea…A lively introduction for anybody, but particularly for younger children."
BRAT 2003, NZ Book Council

"The pictures are very real like you are in the sea"
Yani Nicholson (Age 7), Bay of Plenty Times

"Gillian and Darryl Torckler have compiled a fascinating book…"
Taupo Times