Sunday, August 12, 2012

"In the Sea" by David Elliott & Illustrated by Holly Meade: Review & Giveaway WINNER CHOSEN

ISBN:  9780763644987 Hardcover
Illustrated/poetry - Ages 3-5 years
About the book:  The briny deep is home to an enormous variety of fascinating creatures, from the dainty sea horse to the fearsome shark, from the spiny sea urchin to the majestic blue whale. In striking woodcut illustrations, diverse creatures glide through blue and green waters, while succinct, witty poetry examines their behavior and interactions. In this companion volume to On the Farm and In the Wild, David Elliott and Holly Meade explore the depths of the ocean in a collection of poems sure to thrill budding oceanographers and landlubbers alike.
A New York Times best-selling author and a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator explore life in the ocean with clever poems and bold, expressive woodcuts.


My thoughts:  I am sure you are all beginning to realize that I thoroughly enjoy and love lovely children's books.  When they are in rhyme, it simply "lights my fire."  That said, let's look at bit at what the author and illustrator are bringing to us today.  I see pictures with bold, black definitive lines yet the art is fluid.  The colors reminiscent of the sea in all the watery colors.  Now let's look a bit at some of the rhymes that tell us about life under the sea.

There are a variety of types of poems in the book.
The Puffer Fish
A trickster.
A clown.
A magician.
A buffoon.
One minute
she's a fish;
the next,
she's a balloon.

Or how about this lovely "The Sea Horse" poem! Picture, poem, and a fact.  Learning with enjoyment.  That is what a good children's books is all about.
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 Author:   David Elliott is the author of many books for young readers, including On the Farm and In the Wild, the companion books to In the Sea. He is also the author of the New York Times best-selling picture book And Here's To You!, illustrated by Randy Cecil. David Elliott lives in New Hampshire. illustrator’s comments:
Illustrator:  Holly Meade has illustrated many picture books, including On the Farm and In the Wild, as well as the Caldecott Honor-winning Hush! A Thai Lullaby and its follow-up, Peek! A Thai Hide-and-Seek, both written by Minfong Ho. Holly Meade lives in Maine.
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GIVEAWAY
Candlewick Press will mail 1 of Chat With Vera's readers their very own copy of  IN THE SEA. Open USA onlyEasy entries:  Begins August 12 and ENDS September  2 at 12:00 Noon EDT.
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DISCLOSURE:  I was provided a complimentary copy of "In the Sea" by Candlewick Press so I could give my honest opinion in this review.  The giveaway copy that one of Chat With Vera's readers will win will be provided by Candlewick Press. 

81 comments:

  1. I'd read this to the children in our family.

    Nancy
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  2. I am an email subscriber.

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  3. If I won I'd give it to my niece who loves the ocean.

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  4. I will be sharing this book with my grandchildren.

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  9. I would enjoy reading this book to my toddler.
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  10. my nephew
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  11. I would be reading this to my four boys.

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  12. My 3-year old son loves sea life -- turtles, dolphins, etc. He'd love this book
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    1. When I selected In the Sea to review, I choose 2 others dealing with aquatic life. Hope you read those reviews, too. :)

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  15. I think ANY Of my four children would love reading this book! They all love animals! mrslindner81@gmail.com

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  16. I'd love to read this to my daughter!
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  17. I would read this with my little girl. We love books! Thanks.
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  19. I would read this with my son
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  20. I'd enjoy it with my daughter!

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  21. I would read this to my two daughters.

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  23. My daughters.

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  24. I would love to read this book to my 8 month old baby! jenpsht at gmail dot com

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  25. My 3 year old son!
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  26. i would love to read this to my daughter, she loves animals of any kind :)

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  27. I would love to read this to my granddaughters. prosehunny@aol.com

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  28. I would love to read this to my son, Benjamin :) Thank you for the chance to win this. His room is aquatic theme, so this book would be perfect for many reasons.
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  29. i would love to read this with my daughter
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  30. tweeted on twitter:
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  31. i shared on google +
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  32. My daughters would love this book. mellucky89 {at} gmail [dot] com

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  33. i would read it with my daughter
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  35. I would enjoy reading this to my nephew.
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  39. I would like to read this with my nieces.
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  42. I love to read books with my niece. She enjoys them so much.
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  46. I would love to read this to my granddaughter Nellie. Thanks,
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  48. I would love to read this to my daughter

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  49. I would read this book with my little grandson who loves books. We read together all the time!

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  51. i am a mommma of 5! we sit down every night to read. i would read this book to all my kiddos! it looks so fun and great illustrations!!!

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    1. Mandy - I can just picture you with your 5. You see, I had 5 kiddies myself and we, too, had storytime every night. In fact, we had storytime every day prior to naps, too. Lots of good reading going on. Keep it up!!!

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    2. We love to read at our home! Because of our "littler" of children we actually have a huge build in bookshelf called our library! The kids adore it! I always admired my mom and dad for spending that time with me when I was young.. and I'm so happy to finally have the chance to pass it on to my kiddos!

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  52. I would enjoy reading this with my nieces and nephews! jenniferpeaslee at gmail.com

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  53. well i will be reading it tomy three year old but hopefully her brother will start reading it out loud to her to practice!

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  54. Well, we are avid readers in our home. I would read this with my three young daughters, as well as, my gran'daughter. My four boys are grown. I would also read this with my two nieces and my nephew.

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  56. To read to my children ....email....noe.angela@yahoo.com

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  57. My 3 year old would love this! He's a true animal lover!

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  58. my little man!!

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  59. https://twitter.com/brookelynmu/status/242088790821326850

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  60. I would read it to my nieces Ella and Savannah hmitkowski@gmail.com

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  61. I tweeted https://twitter.com/Calibound26/status/242093167984390145 email- hmitkowski@gmail.com

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  62. I follow via GFC (Holly Mitkowski) email- hmitkowski@gmail.com

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  63. I know my girls would love this book.

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  64. I shared this giveaway on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/abbegiveaway/status/242115466913538048

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  66. My daighter would love this book, she is obsessed with the ocean right now.
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  68. My 5 year old niece would enjoy reading this book

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  70. Would love to read this to my 5 grandchildren.

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  72. subscribe to e-mail

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  73. Shared on Facebook
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    Thank you for the giveaway. That is a really cute book!

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  74. i would love to read this to my daughter, amynoelsanford@gmail.com

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  75. Oliver would love this
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