Undersea Animals

By Reader's Digest Association

Explore the undersea world and learn about the beautiful creatures who live in and around a coral reef. Why does the porcupine fish puff itself up? How does and octopus escape danger? Find the answers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Board book
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575843897
• ISBN13: 9781575843896
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
• Length: 18 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 1 to 3 years

Customer Reviews

A must have!

My son received this book as a gift from friends on his first birthday. This book has been everywhere with us and is a huge favorite! In addition to helping us through plane trips and waiting rooms, this book has been with us to visit several aquariums and zoos. I've actually had it out while walking through the aquarium to help our son make the connection between what we've read about and the real-live creatures. Almost a year after receiving this book, I'm ordering a second copy because the first one has been read to pieces! Initially, we didn't actually read the words in the book very often because the vocabulary is too complicated (and boring) for a one-year old. However, this book offers loads of opportunities for interaction with babies and toddlers. Early on, our son loved to look at the creatures on every page and play "where's the crab." Once he got a little tired with the pointing game, we took his tiny finger and helped him count the different kinds of creatures on each page -- or point to the biggest or smallest of a certain creature. Now, at nearly two, he's becoming more interested in the text, which is an educational rhyme. He's very verbal and likes to finish each line of the rhyme if we pause and give him a chance.The book is also very colorful and so great for talking about colors.We've also enjoyed the tiered, cut-out construction of the book. Each page is slightly taller than the next. When the book is closed, you can see a bit of each page and the key creature on it. Sometimes we talk about all the animals in the book for a good while before we start turning pages. On the first page, there is an eel poking his head out of a hole. My son thinks it's hilarious when I poke my finger up behind the eel and wiggle my finger while pretending that the eel is talking to him about the other creatures on the page and asking him how he's doing. We've named the eel "Morrie" ;-)