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* Outstanding Science Trade Book (National Science Teachers Association)
* Texas Bluebonnet Award
* Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award


2018년에 Caldecott상을 받은 Grand Canyon을 비롯해서 Redwoods, Gravity, Island 등 뛰어난 과학그림책을 만들어 온 Jason Chin의 대표작 중 하나입니다. 수천종의 동식물들이 공존하는 복잡한 생태계인 산호초 바닷속을 탐험해 볼 수 있는 책입니다.

주인공 소녀는 도서관에 갔다가 서가에서 뭔가 평범치 않아 보이는 책 한 권을 골랐습니다. 그 책은 산호초 바다에 관한 책이었는데, 책을 펼치는 순간 소녀를 둘러싼 세상은 도서관이 아닌 아름다운 산호 바닷속으로 바뀝니다. 소녀는 책을 읽으면서 눈 앞에 펼펴진 산호초 바닷속의 다양한 동식물들을 만나게 됩니다.

이 책은 아래와 같은 수많은 볼거리, 읽을거리, 생각할거리들을 제공합니다.

다양한 종류의 산호들, 말미잘, 산호초 바닷속의 먹이사슬,
다금바리, 바다장어같은 포식자들로부터 피난처를 제공하는 산호,
산호와 해안 사이의 바다 호수인 석호의 생태계,
동물들의 다양한 생존전략들,
동물들 간의 공생관계,
자연 생태계 보존의 중요성 등등등...






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Paperback: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 1250079489
ISBN-13: 978-1250079480
책 크기: 28 cm x 21.6 cm



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Book Description
During an ordinary visit to the library, a girl pulls a not-so-ordinary book from the shelves. As she turns the pages in this book about coral reefs, the city around her slips away and she finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea and the mysterious plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide there.

Coral Reefs by Jason Chin plunges readers into the ocean with incredible facts about fish, coral reefs and marine life. Readers will experience the ocean like they never have before in this stunning picture book full of breathtaking illustrations. Chin's approach makes this book a must-have common core tool for teachers and librarians introducing scientific principals to young students.


Booklist
"Chin, who pioneered this hybrid form of straightforward nonfiction text and fanciful pictures with "Redwoods "(2009), offers another a statement about the power of reading for an imaginative child with this appealing introduction to a complex world." --"Kirkus Reviews", starred review "Chin's detailed illustrations capture the dappled light of shallow water and the bright tropical colors and patterns in the featured flora and fauna.... Readers shouldn't skip the information at the back, which explains the serious problem of coral bleaching due to global warming." --"Horn Book Magazine" "Chin's latest book offers a straightforward text discussing coral reefs, while the well-composed illustrations create an imaginative narrative running in parallel."


BCCB
"Information and fantasy collaborate in this imaginative introduction to coral reefs."


School Library Journal
"Chin offers a colorful and inventive introduction to coral reefs."


Kirkus Reviews", *Starred Review
"Chin, who pioneered this hybrid form of straightforward nonfiction text and fanciful pictures with "Redwoods "(2009), offers another a statement about the power of reading for an imaginative child with this appealing introduction to a complex world."


"Chin's detailed illustrations capture the dappled light of shallow water and the bright tropical colors and patterns in the featured flora and fauna.... Readers shouldn't skip the information at the back, which explains the serious problem of coral bleaching due to global warming."