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The Specific Ocean

The Specific Ocean

The Specific Ocean
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The Specific Ocean Hardback - 2015

by Maclear, Kyo

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Kids Can Press, Limited. Used - Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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  • Title The Specific Ocean
  • Author Maclear, Kyo
  • Binding Hardback
  • Condition Used - Very good
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Kids Can Press, Limited
  • Publication date 2015-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 5993009-75
  • ISBN 9781894786355 / 1894786351
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 12.25 x 9 x 0.5 in (31.12 x 22.86 x 1.27 cm)
  • Age range 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 560
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Girls, Ocean
  • Dewey Decimal Code E
  • Quantity available 1

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From the publisher

In this gently told picture book, a young girl is unhappy about having to leave the city for a family vacation on the Pacific Ocean (which she used to call the Specific Ocean). As the days pass, however, she is drawn to spend more time in and near the water, feeling moved by its beauty and rhythms. "The ocean does its own thing, rolling backward and forward. Wash, swash, splush, hush. There is no late or hurry or racing in ocean time." By the end of the vacation, the girl has grown to love the ocean and now feels reluctant to leave it behind. But as she soon realizes, it doesn't ever have to leave her. "Calm. Blue. Ruffled. Gray. Playful. Green. Mysterious. Black. Foggy. Silver. Roaring. White. No matter where I am, this specific ocean will be with me."

Author Kyo Maclear has written a sweet and evocative love story about the magic and wonder of the ocean. Katty Maurey's softly drawn illustrations maintain the poetic feel of the text, while bringing to life the imagery of the seaside, adding a wonderful richness to the pages. This book would make a lyrical read-aloud that could lull young children into an appreciation for the peaceful joy found in nature. It also presents a compelling emotional component to why conserving our natural spaces is important, and would work well for any classroom science discussion on the environment or on the ocean as a habitat and ecosystem.

About the author

Kyo Maclear is an award-winning writer and novelist. Her first book for children, Spork, has received a number of honors, including a 2011 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award nomination. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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