The ocean craft book

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Title:

The ocean craft book

Author:

Beaton, Clare, author.

Haig, Rudi, author.

Series:

Read, learn & create.

Summary:

What can you create with just a cardboard box and some construction paper? Your very own coral reef! Use easy-to-follow directions to make thirteen crafts (and one recipe), each one focused on the ocean. Crafts include fun facts and additional resources, giving covert learning opportunities for your little explorer and reducing screentime.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. illustrations ; 26 cm

Subject Term:

Ocean -- Juvenile literature.

Marine ecology -- Juvenile literature.

Nature study -- Activity programs -- Juvenile literature.

Nature crafts -- Juvenile literature.

Author(s):

Haig, Rudi,

Publisher:

Charlesbridge,

Publication Date:

2019

ISBN:

9781580899413

Publication Information:

Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2019.

Call Number:

J 745.5 BEATON

Holds: Copies:

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Perfect for your preK explorers and your elementary artists. Make a craft inspired by ocean--and learn something, too!

What can you create with just a cardboard box and some construction paper? Your very own coral reef! Use easy-to-follow directions to make thirteen crafts (and one recipe), each one focused on the ocean. Crafts include fun facts and additional resources, giving covert learning opportunities for your little explorer and reducing screentime.

Author Notes

Clare Beaton worked at the BBC for eight years as an illustrator for children's television programs.

Beaton has published nearly fifty books , including One Moose, Twenty Mice in 1998 and Mother Goose Remembers in 2000, both of which have attracted considerable praise.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Excerpts

Luminous Creatures There are some parts of the ocean that are very deep. The deepest part is 36,000 feet (11,000 meters)--that's about how high planes fly in the sky. It is very dark because sunlight can't reach so deep. Many sea creatures that live very deep produce their own light. It is called bioluminescence. Creatures glow and glitter for many reasons. Anglerfish dangle a lighted lure in front of their mouth to attract prey. Deep-sea worms produce different lights to communicate with one another. Bioluminescence can also protect animals by scaring or confusing predators. What You Will Need thick white paper, brightly colored crayons, black poster paint and a large paintbrush, toothpicks 1. Color your white paper with colorful sections using crayons. Be sure you make a thick layer of crayon and don't leave any white showing when you're done. (See image 1 below.) 2. Paint over the colors with a layer of black paint and leave until it's completely dry. (See image 2.) 3. Using a toothpick, lightly scratch through the paint to draw deep-sea creatures. (See image 3.) Make them as amazing as you can! (See the illustrations for inspiration.) Excerpted from Ocean Craft Book by Clare Beaton, Rudi Haig All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.