Swim for Cover

By Tim Vyner

An introduction to life on a coral reef finds an octopus escaping from a predator toward the safety of her cave while warning her friends about oncoming danger and each sea creature seeking its own... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517700697
• ISBN13: 9780517700693
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A super introduction to life beneath the ocean

Sue Vyner and Tim Vyner--a mother and son team--have come up with a winning way to introduce little kids to the mysteries of life beneath the ocean waves. The text focuses on the constant maneuvering that has to be done by different fish in order to stay alive--both in terms of feeding themselves and in terms of avoiding becoming some other fish's meal! It's not too scary for even little kids, but does matter-of-factly present the realities of the food chain under the waves.The illustrations are a charming mix of painting and rubber stamping. They are exuberant and filled with movement, and there's a nice section at the end which examines in a more in-depth manner the different fish and other ocean dwellers you've just seen in the text.