Book Write Up #3: Picture Book #7

Author: ReNbecca L. Johnson

Title: Journey Into the Deep Discovering New Ocean Creatures

Illustrator: Thee is not an illustrator the pictures are real life pictures.

Genre: Science, History

Subgenre: Realistic History

Theme: There is life in the deep sea.

Primary and Secondary Characters: The deep ocean and its surprising creatures.

Awards and Date of Publication: Orbis Pictus Winner, published in 2011.

Publishing Company: Millbrook Press

This book is about the deep sea. This book takes young readers into the deepest parts of the ocean, six miles down. Scientist did not realize there was life this deep into the ocean, until 1960. The ocean is dark and desolate this far down, and it is amazing that life still exist. In 2000, the census of Marine Life put a team together to discover how many creatures are in the sea, how they live, and how the sea was centuries ago. This team discovered the Antarctic ice fish. These fishes rests on the sea floor surrounded by brittle stars. Ice fish can survive in waters cold enough to freeze the blood of other fishes. Scientist classify these under water creatures by species. Species are categorized by creatures that can mate together and produce offspring. Similar species are grouped together into a larger category called a genus. Together, a living thing's genus name and species name make up its scientific name . On coral reefs along Australia's northeaster coast, census scientist discovered more that one hundred new kinds of soft corals. Unlike reef building corals, soft corals have rubbery bodies. This book is filled with interesting facts about the ocean, and the new discoveries that scientist have found in just this decade.

This is a good book to read to students to teach them how diverse the world is. Also, to teach them that there are discoveries about the world that scientist have not found. That some day when they get older and they can become scientist and discovers some of these mysteries.