SuitabookSea bones
Bob Barner
- Reading
- Try reading the rhymes aloud, then use the chart as a prompt to revisit one animal or term. Let the child explain what they notice before supplying definitions or corrections.
- Themes
- Rhyming science presentation: Scientific terms and marine-animal facts are presented through rhyming text, colourful illustrations and an underwater chart. The book presents this mainly as information or explanation.
- Worth knowing
- Some terminology—such as endoskeleton and exoskeleton—may be new. A child may appreciate taking these concepts one at a time rather than trying to absorb every fact in one read.