Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea
School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
No. of pages 40
Published: 2016
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .
April Pulley Sayre and Steve Jenkins have collaborated on these highly praised books: Vulture View , Eat Like a Bear , and Woodpecker Wham!
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Ages 7-10 Years
This book was recognised in the Ages 7-10 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.
Cybils Award - Nonfiction Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Nonfiction Picture Book category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books - Children
This book was recognised in the Children category of the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books.
Volunteer State Book Award - Grades K-3
This book was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Volunteer State Book Award.
Beehive Award - Information Book
This book was recognised in the Information Book category by the Beehive Award.
Bluebonnet Award
This book was recognised by the Bluebonnet Award.
"In this plunge into the deep, Jenkins displays his usual keen awareness of what is fascinating about biology and imparts it without sensationalism--the facts speak for themselves . . Sophisticated cut- and torn-paper collage-work fit the alien qualities of the subjects well; it's equally at home capturing the tiered needlepoints of lizardfish teeth as it isdelivering an impressive and illuminating display of bioluminescence."--Booklist
"Browsers will be delighted by the variety of species, shown in their appropriate colors although not to scale. Backmatter provides some information about the animals pictured, including sizes compared to a human body or hand, although the bibliography does not seem to include the sources used for those facts. Once again, Jenkins provides an almost irresistible entry into our natural world for the youngest readers."--Kirkus Reviews
"Jenkins takes his signature collage to the oceans, sinking readers from the surface of the Pacific Ocean down nearly 11,000 meters to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. His style works well here: with passage into each zone (from the surface to the sunlit zone to the twilight zone, etc.), the blue backgrounds shade darker and murkier, which allows the intricate cut-paper animal illustrations to pop."--Horn Book
"Depicted in Jenkins's signature handsome collages, the denizens of each level swim against ever-darkening backgrounds ranging from sunny blue to deepest black . . . The bold views tend to emphasize the weirdness of these little-known species, but the repeated message that humans have much to explore and learn in the deeper ocean is intriguing and inviting."--School Library Journal
"Through the almost magical use of cut paper, Jenkins takes the reader on a voyage from the surface to the sunlit shallows to the very bottom of the sea."--New York Times Book Review
"A must for any geography or natural history collection, this will be a great preparation for an aquarium visit or any discussion of ecology. More than that, however, it manages to convey the fact that most of our world is very, very different from what we experience, and that there may be nothing so strange and wonderful as our own planetary home."--The Bulletin, starred review