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RESOURCE CENTER This is the Sea that Feeds Us: Book Review Author: Robert F. Baldwin This book has beautiful full page pictures that help you see the connection between the life forms in the sea and humans. The flowing rhyme of the story makes it easy to read, as the book moves from the tiny plankton in the ocean to the girl’s fishing adventure. You will learn about the ocean’s food chain through the spectacular paintings and rhyming text. Each verse introduces another hungry sea creature. The turquoise illustrations gives you the illusion (feeling) of being in the sea. Several pages include facts about sea life at the bottom. A delightful and colorful adventure that will keep you coming back time after time. Book Excerpt: “These are the plankton, floating free, zillions of creatures alive in the sea, making their food from the light of the sun that shines on the sea that feeds us.
Here is a shrimp as small as a snail (lots of legs and a squiggly tail) dining on plankton, floating free, zillions of creatures alive in the sea, making their food from the light of the sun that shines on the sea that feeds us.”
The book goes on, telling of the “booming gale,” and how the girl with the “sandy pail,” was delighted with the creatures she finds on the beach. This is a terrific adventure about a mother and daughter enjoying a fishing adventure. In the back of the book, you will find a section titled, “The Magic of How the Sea Feeds Us.” The author tells us, “The smallest creatures in the ocean are the real heroes of this story,” and he is right. There’s lots of things to learn about how humans are connected to the oceans. You’ll be amazed at how connected we really are to the ocean. This is a book that tells us to “protect the oceans and keep them healthy.” The oceans are important to the world and the people that live on the Earth. The very last page of the book lists other great titles that are published by Dawn Publications. Be sure to check them out for a great reading experience. Ages 5 to 10 About the Author Robert F. Baldwin’s first book was, “New England Whaler.” He also wrote “Cities Through Time: Beijing.” Mr. Baldwin loves to visit schools, where he tells his stories, plays instruments and sings. He loves the children to join in. Mr. Baldwin has spent much of his life on or near the ocean. If you would like to write to Mr. Baldwin, his e-mail address is: storytlr@tidewater.net Mr. Baldwin also invites you to phone him at (207) 586-6069. (Be sure to ask your parents before placing long distance phone calls or corresponding with people over the Internet.) About the Illustrator Don Dyen likes to fish, but doesn’t like to put the worm on the hook. He does like getting his hands dirty when he is painting. Don lives in Buck County, Pennsylvania. Review syndicated from Suite101. Reviewed by Mary M. Alward, Community Manager at Suite101 for Great Books for Kids and Kids Korner.
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