Somewhere in the Ocean

by Jennifer Ward, T J Marsh, T.J. Marsh

Book Overview

A counting book in rhyme presents various marine animals and their children, from a mother manatee and her little calf one to a mother octopus and her little babies ten. Complete with a glossary, musical score, and numbers hidden in the illustrations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873587480
• ISBN13: 9780873587488
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Cooper Square Pub
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Great story to read aloud

This is a great book to read aloud to and with kids. The rhymes have great rhythm, the pictures are good, and there is counting to boot. We actually wore out our first copy. We had to buy another one so we could keep reading it!

A Wonderful and Beautiful Book!

What a wonderful and beautiful book! I love everything about this book! As a scuba diver, I've seen many of these creatures in the ocean. Kenneth did a great job at capturing their beauty. My kids and I appriciate how "friendly" all of the sea creatures are and the rhythmic pace of the words. An extra special bonus are the hidden numbers in each of the pictures! Both of my daughters fight over who can find the numbers first! It's far beyond a regular "counting book". It's a good little story as well. There is no way you can go wrong purchasing this book. It's a great book for the toddler age up 'til age six - though my eight year old always stops what she's doing to come and sit beside me while I read it to her little sister!

Educational and fun!

Teach your kids to learn something from every book and have fun at the same time! Great book with lots of information presented in a fun way!

The Sea version to " Over in the Meadow "book

This book's idea came from a book I loved as a child called " Over in the Meadow, Where the Green Grass Grows". This book has taken counting in the meadow to the beautiful world and animals that live under the sea! The illustrator Kenneth J. Spendgler did an awesome job!! I absolutely love page 5 with the sea otters. To me, they are so cute I just want to swim out and hug them! Another super cool thing about this book is that on each page the number of the page is hidden somewhere in his artwork, some where easy for me to find, others challenging. To me, this book will grow with my daughter and she'll see that there is more to this book than just a counting! As far as the young reader who reviewed this book it ad big words in it, the only place I could think of that has big words is on the last 5 pages of the book. This is where the authors included "Fun Facts" on the sea animals that are featured in the story and the fact that the author talks about how all animals either have an invertebrate or invertebrates. Or maybe it was the words " Sea Urchin" and "Sea Anemone" which to me either dances off my tongue or twists it about like a tongue twister! An awesome book that includes the story to song, fun facts on the sea animals pictured and one heck of a terrific artist! For any lover of the sea, you just can't go wrong purchasing this book!

Crabs, whales & sharks...oh my!

A rhyming counting story that makes us want to sing. The pages are bursting with color, mommy sea creatures swimming with their babies. The book introduces all kinds of sea creatures: Whales, fish, otters, crabs, sharks, seahorses, jellyfish & more. Utterly enjoyable for me as well as my 3 year old.