Seahorse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea (Read & Wonder)

Butterworth, Chris

ISBN 10: 1844287459 / ISBN 13: 9781844287451

Edité par Walker Books, London, 2006

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Titre : Seahorse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea (Read &...

Éditeur : Walker Books, London

Date d'édition : 2006

Reliure : Hardcover

Illustrateur : Lawrence, John

Etat : Very Good

Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket

Signé : Signed by Illustrator(s)

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In the warm ocean among the waving sea grass meadows, an eye like a small black bead is watching the fish dart by. Who does it belong to? Seahorse! Dive into the magical, underwater realm of one of the shyest fish of all! Discover the secrets of a seahorse's life cycle, and find out about its food, its habitat and how it's the dad, not the mum, who gives birth to their babies! Made in consultation with seahorse expert, Colin Wells of Plymouth Marine Aquarium, this book contains accurate information suitable for classroom projects and activities.

À propos des auteurs:

When I was little I lived in two wild bits of England: near the wild Cornish cliffs of Land’s End and in the middle of Devonshire moorland on Dartmoor. I spent hours poking around in rock pools and lifting up stones to see what was underneath, because I was always nosy. (Everyone in the world is born curious, and if you’re lucky, you stay that way forever.) As an adult, I lived in London for a long time, but now I’m back in the far west of England, near Land’s End ― and I’m still nosy.


That’s why I write information books ― there’s always something else to find out about, and writing about a thing is the best way to find out about it. I started writing information books when my own children were little. I couldn’t find the sort of book I wanted them to read, so I wrote one of my own. I’ve written about all sorts of things: from influenza to Antarctic exploration, from giant squid to the ancient Egyptians. What am I most interested in? That’s easy―it’s whatever I’m writing about at the moment.

Three Things You Might Not Know About Me:

1. My favorite place to be is lying tucked up warm in bed, listening to the rain and the wind outside lashing against the windows.

2. I like food―my daughter’s first word was “more,” and my son’s first word was “cake,” so I think they must take after me!

3. I can speak cat―at least, I can to my own two cats.

John Lawrence has contributed to over one hundred books for children and adults as an illustrator and wood-engraver. Twice winner of the Francis Williams Book Illustration Award, his illustrated titles include The Mysteries of Zigomar by Allan Ahlberg, Christmas in Exeter Street by Diane Hendry and Tiny's Big Adventureby Martin Waddell.