City Fish Country Fish: How Fish Adapt to Tropical Seas and Cold Oceans (How Nature Works Series)

by Mary M. Cerullo, Jeffrey L. Rotman (Photographer)

Overview

* School Library Journal Starred Review *
* Honor Book SSLI (Society of School Librarians International) *
*Skipping Stones Honor Book*

Fish that live in tropical seas are like city dwellers, packed into reefs and surrounded by life in great variety and urgent motion,Fish that live in tropical seas are like city dwellers, packed into reefs andsurrounded by life in great variety and urgent motion, day and night.

 Through color, shape,size, and other adaptations, city fish and country fish have evolved to survive in their particular habitats.In City Fish, Country Fish, Mary Cerullo uses this powerful analogy and Jeffrey Rotman’s vibrant underwater photos to captivate young readers with the wild variety of ocean life. The second edition of this popular book includes new information about the effects of climate change on fish and their habitats and about great white sharks, who are among the few species who roam back and forth between cold and tropical waters.

Fountas & Pinnell Level T

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780884485292
Publisher:	Tilbury House Publishers
Publication date:	03/28/2017
Series:	How Nature Works Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Mary Cerullo describes herself as a science interpreter. She works with scientists and ocean advocates to explain scientific research and environmental issues to the public, with the goal of motivating others to protect the ocean. At times she has literally immersed herself in her work, diving among sharks in the Bahamas, studying dolphin behavior at the Dolphin Research Center in Florida, and exploring the connection between volcanoes and the ocean on the island of Hawaii. Mary has written more than twenty award-winning books about the ocean for children. She has worked with kids, teachers, and other ocean lovers for more than forty years, from her first job at the New England Aquarium in Boston, to two decades with Friends of Casco Bay, an environmental advocacy organization in South Portland, Maine.

Jeff Rotman started photographing ocean animals as a way to capture the attention of his middle-school students. As a reward when they finished their assignments, he would show them the slides he had taken underwater. He eventually gave up teaching to devote himself to underwater photography. His work has appeared in many popular magazines and books, both for children and adults. Some of his books include a coffee table book of his shark photos and a retrospective of his work.

Editorial Reviews

"...Design and layout

reinforce the contrasts Cerullo identifies, making this a first-rate choice for

browsers as well as students interested in ocean life."— Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato School Library Journal Starred Review

"This

attractive new look at underwater life may inspire diving dreams for both city

and country readers. (Nonfiction.

9-13)"— Kirkus

"Readers

will return time and time again to read the fun facts and enjoy the superb

images."— Ron Hirschi, fisheries biologist and author of more than 50 nature books for young readers

"A

good introduction to ocean fish."— Green Teacher

From the Publisher