Collard, Sneed B. (2005). Illustrated by Robin Brickman. One night in the coral sea.
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. 32 pages. ISBN# 1-57091-389-7
Award: Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12, 2006
Grade: 3rd-6th
Credibility of author: The author acknowledges thanks to scientists and managers working at Lizard Island Research Station.
Summary: This beautifully illustrated book takes readers through the life cycle of coral while giving a detailed explanation of coral and how a coral reef is formed. It shows readers many of the other colorful sea creatures that call the coral reef home.
Standards: Life Science IV: Environment and Ecology
Illustrations: Three-dimensional illustrations made of paper painted and sculpted by Robin Brickman
Access features: Glossary, subject index, resources
Use: Students could use this book for independent reading and research while studying a unit on oceans, ecology, or endangered species.
Response: I loved the colorful sculpted paper illustrations. The author did an excellent job explaining about coral and coral reefs in a way that children can grasp the concept. It was packed full of factual information presented in an interesting way.
Related texts: Another book by this author on the same subject is Lizard Island: Science and Scientists on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Also, Coral Reefs: Earth’s Undersea Treasures by Laurence Pringle would provide more study on this subject.
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I read this book today. I was very different than I thought. I had never really thought about the life cycle of a coral reef!
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