Seasons change in the ocean much as they do on land. Spring brings new plants and baby animals, summer oceans glow with sparkly plankton lights, and autumn winds blow across the open water. In winter the humpback whales migrate to warmer waters, just as some land animals move to warmer climates. The cycle begins again as they return to the northern waters in the spring. In fun, fanciful form, Ocean Seasons introduces plants and animals that are joined through the mix of seasons, food webs, and habitats beneath the waves. While set in the Pacific, similar changes occur in the Atlantic also.2008 ForeWord Book of the Year Award finalist (ForeWord Magazine)2008 Florida Publishers Association Best Picture Book Finalist, Bank Street 2008 Best Childrens Books of the Year selection, 2008 Florida Recommended Summer Reading ListReviewed by ForeWord, Science Books Films, School Library Journal, National Wildlife Federations Your Big Backyard Magazine, The Horn Book Guide, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine46 pg For Creative Minds educational section in the back4060 pg crosscurricular Teaching Activities and 3 Interactive Quizzes available free on the books homepageeBooks with AutoFlip, AutoRead and selectable English and Spanish text and audio
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