Ocean (Nerdy Babies Series)

by Emmy Kastner, Emmy Kastner (Illustrator)

Overview

Nerdy Babies is a new series that will ignite curiosity in even the youngest readers and encourage them to ask questions and explore the world around them.

In Nerdy Babies: Ocean, follow our intrepid infants into the watery depths. Check out animals, plants, and fish that live in the ocean. Plus, learn about the unique ecosystem in this simple text written in question and answer format.

With bright artwork by Emmy Kastner, this will be a book that the very littlest nerds will want to return to again and again.

Stay curious. There’s more to learn about everything!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250261519
Publisher:	Roaring Brook Press
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Series:	Nerdy Babies Series , #1
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	889,511
File size:	23 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Emmy Kastner is a former classroom teacher and the co-founder of Read and Write Kalamazoo (RAWK), a nonprofit devoted to cultivating reading and writing for youth pre-K through high school. She lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with her husband and three young kids. Emmy's books include Nerdy Babies: Ocean and Nerdy Babies: Space.

Editorial Reviews

"Kastner provides a cheerful, appealing introduction to science topics for young audiences. Her approach is simple, straightforward, and age-appropriate, making it easy for children to digest concepts that could otherwise be confusing or overly complicated. The illustrations are bright, colorful, and eye-catching, providing details and additional facts that eager and curious kids will enjoy spotting as they read." - School Library Journal

Praise for Nerdy Babies: Space
"Using bright, bold colors and simple lines and dots, Kastner gives each planet personality and facial features." - Kirkus

From the Publisher

06/14/2019

PreS-Young readers are encouraged to explore and learn in these two fun and informative books from the series. In Ocean, the Nerdy Babies learn about marine life both at the surface and deeper underwater. In Space, the babies travel to outer space, learning basic details about the solar system, including the sun, moon, and planets, as well as concepts such as gravity. At the end, each book introduces readers to respective STEM careers, astronauts in Space and marine biologists in Ocean. Kastner provides a cheerful, appealing introduction to science topics for young audiences. Her approach is simple, straightforward, and age-appropriate, making it easy for children to digest concepts that could otherwise be confusing or overly complicated. The illustrations are bright, colorful, and eye-catching, providing details and additional facts that eager and curious kids will enjoy spotting as they read. Both books feature a varied cast of babies, breaking the usual "nerd" stereotypes and showing that science is for everyone. VERDICT These simple science books will be a hit with budding scientists. Recommended.-Laura J. Giunta, Garden City Public Library, NY

School Library Journal