FICTION

Hole in the Bottom of the Sea

by Jessica, adapter LAW
A illus. by Jill McDonald. 24p. score. w/cd. Barefoot. June 2013. Tr $16.99. 978-1-84686861-0; pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-84686862-7.
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PreS-Gr 4—Law has taken the traditional folk song and tweaked the words slightly so that it is a vehicle for teaching about the marine food chain, beginning with the shark and ending with seaweed. Back matter includes an explanation of blue holes and of the food chain, a paragraph describing each of the sea creatures featured in the song, and the score. The gouache and collage illustrations picture a bright and sunny underwater world, with vivid shifting shades of blue. A nice addition with a dual purpose.—Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ
Reviewed by Grace Oliff , May 01, 2013

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