The Ocean in Your Bathtub
by Seth Fishman (Author) Isabel Greenberg (Illustrator)
Perfect for curious kids!
From shore to suburb, the ocean connects all of us in unexpected ways--through the weather, our water, our food sources, and more! In their signature informative and child-friendly style, the award-winning creators of A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars explore how the ocean affects everyone, no matter where they live, and how everyone affects the ocean.
Fans of Jess Keating's Shark Lady and Kate Messner's The Brilliant Deep will be hooked.
Did you know that oceans cover 71 percent of our planet and contain 97 percent of the Earth's water? That seven out of every ten breaths you take contains oxygen that comes from oceanic plant life? No matter how far from the ocean you live, it is part of your life, every single day. And you are part of the ocean's life, too. Every time you flush the toilet or throw something away, you might be sending it to the ocean--and every time you do a good deed, such as pick up litter or recycle, you are helping the ocean!
Acclaimed creators Seth Fishman and Isabel Greenberg explore how the Earth's five oceans affect daily life for everyone on the planet, presenting surprising information about the ocean ecosystem in a fun, accessible story.
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K-Gr 3--This picture book sparkles with a mix of basic and surprising information about oceans. Beginning with the request "Would you do me a favor? Check to see if there's any salt water beneath you," the text grabs readers' curiosity with its friendly, inviting style and then provides the necessary information. The illustrations are a perfect match--amusing and informative, with some unexpected details. Fishman explains how oceans affect us--the role of the water cycle in providing fresh water, food, and oxygen; the impact of the ocean on everyday life; and the need to confront problems like climate change and pollution. While emphasizing the wondrous aspects of the ocean, Fishman also encourages readers to help keep the oceans healthy. VERDICT A perfect combination of text and illustration invites young readers to learn more about our oceans. A fabulous find for science and social studies teachers, and young readers exploring nonfiction books.--Myra Zarnowski, City University of New York
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- Jessixa Bagley (she/her) is an award-winning children's book author/illustrator. Along with her book work she is a fine artist, comics creator, and teacher of writing and watercolor. In 2016 her picture book Boats for Papa won the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for best picture book text as well as Washington State Book Award for Children's Books. Her picture book Laundry Day received a 2018 Ezra Jack Keats Honor Award for writing. Many of her picture books are Junior Library Guild Selections including her latest picture books Henry and Bea and Daisy. Jessixa often illustrates for other artists and also collaborates with her artist husband, Aaron Bagley. She lives in Seattle with her husband and son.
- Armand Baltazar (he/him) was born 1967 in Chicago's North Side, not far from the famed Wrigley Field. He began his career in feature animation first as a background artist, then as a visual development artist, and art director for DreamWorks Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Image Movers Digital and Pixar Animation Studio. Working on these films rekindled his boyhood spark for writing and Armand began work on a personal project in his spare time. What began as a simple illustrated adventure story for his son would become the first illustrated novel in his series. Armand currently resides in Northern California with his family, working full time creating the art and stories for the epic illustrated middle grade adventure series Timeless for HarperCollins Publishing.
- Anna Bond (she/her) is co-founder and chief creative officer at Rifle Paper Co., a stationery, home and lifestyle brand based on Anna's hand-painted designs. Together with her husband Nathan, Rifle Paper Co. launched in 2009 as a two-person operation and has since grown into an international brand with products carried in over 6,000 stores around the world and employing over 100 people between their Winter Park, Florida and New York City offices. Born and raised in Summit, New Jersey, Anna received her bachelor's degree in graphic design before making her way to Orlando, Florida to work as an art director and later as a freelance illustrator before starting Rifle. She has been honored as an ADC Young Gun, spoken at Facebook HQ, designed a USPS postage stamp, and is featured in Grace Bonney's best-selling book In the Company of Women. Anna currently lives in Maitland, Florida with Nathan and their three young sons.
- Travis Foster (he/him) has been illustrating for more than 25 years. Some of his editorial and advertising clients include Target, Sony, Dell, Sprint, Disney, Rodale Press, Forbes, Simon & Schuster, The Wall Street Journal, Internet Week, Aetna and The Washington Post. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Jessica Hische (she/her) grew up in Pennsylvania. She currently lives in San Francisco, where she works as a letterer, illustrator, type designer, and relentless procrastiworker. Clients include Wes Anderson, Dave Eggers, The New York Times, Tiffany & Co., OXFAM America, McSweeney's, American Express, Target, Victoria's Secret, Chronicle Books, Nike, and Samsung. website: jessicahische.is twitter: @jessicahische.
- Tillie Walden (she/her) is a cartoonist and illustrator from Austin, TX. She is a graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies, where she now teaches. As of 2022, she has published three graphic novellas with the London based Avery Hill Publishing and three with First Second Books, including her Eisner Award-winning memoir Spinning. She currently lives in Lebanon, New Hampshire with her cat Stan.
- Ethan Young (he/him) was born to Chinese immigrant parents in NYC. Young is an Eisner-nominated cartoonist, best known for NANJING: The Burning City, winner of the 2016 Reuben Award for Best Graphic Novel. His other works include The Dragon Path, Space Bear, and Life Between Panels. In addition to comic book work, Young is also a prolific freelance illustrator, having worked with Animation Domination HD on multiple cartoons for FXX.
JNF037070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Etc.)
Water
Ocean
Pollution
