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The Sea Below My Toes

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The Sea Below My Toes by Charlotte Guillain is a delightful children's book that explores the fascinating world of the ocean. This beautifully illustrated journey takes young readers through the mysteries beneath the sea's surface, introducing them to a variety of marine life and underwater landscapes. It's an engaging and educational adventure that sparks curiosity about the natural world.
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This book may appeal to you if you love exploring underwater worlds and learning about marine life. With vivid illustrations and engaging content, it offers a delightful journey through the ocean's depths, perfect for sparking curiosity in young readers.

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A vibrant concertina book that delves into the mysterious deep beneath the oceans surface, all the way down to the seabed. The Sea Below My Toes explores all sorts of weird and wonderful marine creatures and the impact humans have on the underwater world.

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From the Look Closer series, this richly illustrated concertina book takes you on a journey through the deep dark waters, all the way down to the seabed, before floating back up to the surface.

A follow-up to The Street Beneath My Feet, The Skies Above My Eyes and The World Around Me, this visually stunning book ventures to the very bottom of the sea on a journey of discovery. Through the waves and into the deep, you'll spot all kinds of weird and wonderful marine creatures, explore the seabed and discover the impact humans have had on the underwater world. As you dive below the surface, past sea otters playing in fields of giant kelp, you will see sea lions and shoals of mackerel playing in the shallows, before passing orcas hunting in pods in the deeper water. As well as animals, discover the technology which is used under the sea, from scuba breathing apparatus to oil pipelines and deep sea submarines. As you reach the very bottom of the sea, the twilight zone where very little light can filter through, you will meet the mysterious creatures of the deep such as Lanternfish and the luminous swell shark.

This book is part of the Look Closer series, a set of concertina books which help teach us about the mysteries which can be found in the world around us.

Series: Look Closer

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  • The Sea Below My Toes
    From the Look Closer series, this richly illustrated concertina book takes you on a journey through the deep dark waters, all the way down to the seabed, before floating back up to the surface.A follow-up to The Street Beneath My Feet, The Skies Above My Eyes and The World Around Me, this visually stunning book ventures to the very bottom...
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Featuring a concertina format, The Sea Below My Toes explores the intriguing life beneath the sea's surface, capturing the imagination with stunning illustrations of ocean creatures. The book is recommended for children who are eager to delve into incredible marine facts, suggested as both an educational tool and an inspiration for future ocean explorers.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780711271944

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 June 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: words & pictures

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jo Empson

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 320.0mm

Weight: 490g

Pages: 20

About the Author

Charlotte Guillain lives in Oxfordshire, UK. She writes fiction and non-fiction for children, including the picture book Spaghetti with the Yeti, which was shortlisted for Oscar's First Book Prize 2014 and has featured in CBeebies Bedtime Stories. The Street Beneath My Feet, Charlotte's first title for words & pictures, was shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2018 and named an ALSC Notable Children's Book 2018 in the All Ages category, as well as being selected by the Guardian as one of 15 modern classics'.

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