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- The Undersea World of Wyland
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- The Undersea World of Wyland
- An awesome display of Wyland's work.
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The Undersea World of Wyland
Wyland
Manufacturer: Time-Life Books
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Wyland, Artist of the Sea
ASIN: 0737000074 |
Book Description
THE UNDERSEA WORLD OF WYLAND - Forword by Dr. Sylvia A. Earle. This beautiful hardcover book takes you on a trip into Wyland's fine art world with over 160 pages of some of the artist's most unique original paintings. It's a trip you won't want to miss. 176 pages, 169 photos.
Customer Reviews:
Breathtaking.......2003-02-19
The more crowded life gets the more I love to look at these beautiful pictures. Genuine grace at its best. It is one of my most favorite coffee table books. If you love the sea you must have this book.
The Undersea World of Wyland.......2001-11-07
This is absolutely a "MUST HAVE" book! The dust jacket alone is beautiful, but just wait until you see the artwork inside! "Breathtaking!" Wyland fans, you're really missing out if this book's not in your collection.
Beautiful artwork, thoughful quote, intesting info on artist.......2000-05-02
This is a wonderful book for anyone who loves dolphins, whales and other sea life. It has lots of beautiful artwork with thoughtful quotes beneath. There is also some interesting information on Wyland.
First, there is a section on whales, followed by one on dolphins, manatees and other sea life. Next, there are several collaboration pieces. Wyland worked with artists such as Jim Warren & James Coleman to create many stunning pieces.
I especially liked one with babies & dolphins he worked on with Janet Stewart. I also loved the section on the whaling wall murals. The walls are shown both in-progress & finished.
I found the information on each wall and about how the walls came to be fascinating. A detailed list on of all the walls & their specifications as well as a list of all the Wyland galleries are a nice bonuses.
The Undersea World of Wyland.......2000-04-19
Marvelous book, however, remove the outer protective cover and be sure the title on the hard cover is not on the back and upsidedown as mine was when I removed the cover 11 months after purchasing the book.
An awesome display of Wyland's work........1999-10-21
I thoroughly enjoyed this book (and continue to do so). It not only incorporated some of Wyland's finest works but the work of other artists that collaberated with Wyland on some of his murals (i.e. the landscape/sky portions). There is a fine display of diversity, beautiful color combinations, and wonderful surreal artistry. I have enjoyed Wyland's works for many years and I highly recommend this book! The quality of the color reprints of his work is excellent. I am a muralist and this book truely inspires me!
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- Unconventional & fantastic....one for the long-term collection
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- What the . . . ?
- No so great
- A fun story of a fearful shark and his helpful friends
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Shark and Lobster's Amazing Undersea Adventure
Manufacturer: Candlewick
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ASIN: 0763629103
Release Date: 2006-05-09 |
Book Description
A silly shark and lobster are in a panic to ward off a land-bound menace in this comical ode to the power of suggestion, the joys of teamwork, and the fun to be found in a narrow escape.
Out in the sea, Shark told his friend Lobster one day: "Lobster, I'm scared!"
What could Shark possibly be afraid of? It seems somebody's told him
about a thing that's full of teeth and stripes, and now he's scared of . . .
tigers! Rumor has it these horrible creatures walk on their teeth, glow in the dark, and eat you up. Of course, there's nothing to be done but to build an undersea fortress that will shield Shark and Lobster from this terrible threat, and as word gets around, ocean friends from cuttlefish to spiky crabs get busy piling seven hundred rocks and an old piano to keep tigers away. But is their wall high enough to do the trick? Wouldn't a huge sea monster, big enough to swallow them all, do an even better job of protecting them?
Customer Reviews:
Unconventional & fantastic....one for the long-term collection.......2007-07-05
So I found this book in, of all places, the Memphis, TN airport bookshop. That was 6 months ago, and I now have the darn thing memorized. My 2 y.o. LOVES this book, though it does require a rather energetic performance on the part of the parent/reader.....BUT, the silly subject matter & illustrations are just the kind of thing that kids get hooked on and make you read it OVER AND OVER AND OVER again! Many, many thumbs up. Kudos to the authors/illustrators.
Fun Book.......2006-11-15
Kids who like Sponge Bob Square Pants will have an easy transition into this silly undersea story. Shark and Lobster decide they are afraid of Tigers. The fear spreads through the sea and many creatures get together to build a fortress. When Shark convinces them they are still not safe, they dive to the depths of the sea and bring back a sea monster to protect them from the Tigers. However, the sea monster has other ideas when it wakes up, making Tigers seem less threatening. The word bubbles and blocks of action make this book very comic book-like. But nothing is conventional, from the digitally colored illustrations to the orientation. Kids ages 4-6 will get a kick out of reading this book sideways.
What the . . . ?.......2006-10-25
You take Viviane Schwarz and you add her to her partner in crime Joel Stewart and things happen. Craaaazy things happen. Crazy mildly disturbing things, but with enough goofiness to allow the duo their place at the children's literature table. If the innate surrealism of writing "The Adventures of a Nose" together wasn't enough for them, now they're back with "Shark and Lobster's Amazing Undersea Adventures". The entire book feels like someone picked up a picture book, found the format dull, and decided to shake things up a bit. Okay, maybe more than a bit. A LOT. Charming and wacked out all at once, this is undoubtedly one of the more eclectic titles of the 2006 publishing year. Like nothing you've ever seen before.
Shark has a confession to make to his best friend, Lobster. Maybe shark is big and scary with lots of sharp teeth, but do you know what he fears more than anything else in the world? Tigers. Now no one else under the ocean has even necessarily heard of tigers, but what shark says about them is enough to give `em all the heebie jeebies right quick. After some fast thinking the underwater denizens set about building a protective fort. When that turns out not to be enough, though, they enlist the unknowing help of a sleeping monster. The monster, however, finds itself a little put-out regarding the role it's supposed to play and after some thrilling chase sequences the it returns to the briny deep. As for shark and lobster, they decide that tigers aren't anything to be afraid of and all is well in the end.
Now the book is one of those rare horizontal formats. You know what I mean. The kind of thing where you read the story with the book on its side, up to down rather than side to side. Other books have done this in the past of course. I think the best known was probably "Tops and Bottoms" by Janet Stevens (and IT won a Caldecott Honor). Inevitably the reader has to ask if this was a necessary way of presenting the book. I mean, is the author/artist just doing this for kicks or do they have a real reason for wanting elongated pages? "Shark and Lobster" definitely justifies the format, to my mind. The first full spread, after all, shows shark floating frightened in a beautiful blue sea. If a kid can look at this image and comprehend what's going on then you've no need to fear for the rest of the book.
I began this review by talking about how weird this book was, and you might have gotten a small sense of that from my discussion of Shark's fear of tigers (finned tigers!) or the fact that you read the book from top to bottom. But those weren't really the weird parts. Remember when I mentioned that Shark and Lobster decide that the only thing to do is find a monster to help them prevent the onslaught of tigers? Allow me to describe this monster to you a little more fully. It has seven eyes, a light at the tip of its tail (on a lantern), what looks like butterfly wings, some tentacles, two arms (wrists akimbo) sticking out of the top of its skull, and freakiest of all, hundreds of high-heel wearing women's legs. Hundreds. Oh... and a forked nose. She'd be cute if she wasn't quite so DADA. Time and again, the legs are what stop people when they stare at this book. I've never really seen anything quite like them in a children's title before. Monsters come and monsters go, but few look as if they've spent their spare hours modeling for Dali on the side. I, personally, think the monster is heavenly, but I guess I could see how some middle-of-the-road people would be seriously weirded out by her appearance. In short, consider handing this book to a kid with easygoing parents. Those of an uptight nature may find monster-dear just a tad off-putting.
With this book, Ms. Schwarz does the writing and drawing and her husband is relegated to coloring only. There's quite a bit of hand-lettering and some illustrations are drawn in ink, but color-wise this puppy's been digitally filled in. And that's all right. It's not your mother's picture book and it doesn't want to be. Instead it's goofy, and sweet, and will end up being one of those books that plague librarians in future years. Example: "Uh, hi. Do you remember a picture book, it came out in the early 2000s, and it had some ocean stuff with a shark. And there was a monster too, I think. And... and okay, I know this sounds crazy, but I think there were tigers? Does that sound right?" I don't envy those future librarians. I do, however, hope lots of kids grow to read and love this interesting English import in all its goofy little glory.
No so great.......2006-10-24
My 3-year-old boys were confused by the narrative and I found it to be more of a nonsense book. It was difficult to handle since you read it sideways. It might be more appealing for 5 or 6-year olds, but we did not care for it. Spend you money on the Night Pirates or another book instead.
A fun story of a fearful shark and his helpful friends.......2006-07-29
Shark is the bravest in the ocean and shouldn't be afraid of anything - but he is scared of tigers, and soon his lobster friend and the underwater community shares his concerns. A fortress isn't enough: it might take a bigger sea monster to ally their fears in this fun story of a fearful shark and his helpful friends.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
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Experience an underwater adventure! From sea dragons to octopuses, from coral reefs to kelp forests, the Undersea Encounters series takes young readers to ocean depths like never before. The books have been praised by the National Science Teachers Association for "fabulous images and clear, graceful writing," and for their potential to "spark a deeper interest in marine science." More than any other series, Undersea Encounters paints a complete and fascinating picture of the marine environment. A natural fit for the 3rd to 5th grade curriculums. Each book has been vetted by a recognized expert in that particular field; his/her credit appears on the About the Author page. Includes quick facts, sidebars, glossary, index, and a bibliography of books and websites for further learning.
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Filled with terrific photos, this book offers a good overview of these interesting creatures in a text that is accessible to many third grade readers. This is part of a small Undersea Encounters series all done by the same team. Other topics include Life in a Kelp Forest; Octopuses and Squids; Sea Turtle.
New Jersey Library Association, "Just the Facts: Nonfiction Trade Books for the Curriculum"--Recommended book.
Book Description
Experience an underwater adventure! From sea dragons to octopuses, from coral reefs to kelp forests, from predators of the sea to animal defenses, the Undersea Encounters series takes young readers to ocean depths like never before. The series has been praised by the National Science Teachers Association for its "fabulous images" and for its potential to "spark a deeper interest in marine science." More than any other series, Undersea Encounters paints a complete and fascinating picture of the marine environment. A natural fit for the 3rd to 5th grade curriculums. Each book has been vetted by a recognized expert in that particular field. Includes quick facts, sidebars, glossary, index, and a bibliography of books and websites for further learning.
Book Description
Experience an underwater adventure! From sea dragons to octopuses, from coral reefs to kelp forests, from predators of the sea to animal defenses, the Undersea Encounters series takes young readers to ocean depths like never before. The series has been praised by the National Science Teachers Association for its "fabulous images" and for its potential to "spark a deeper interest in marine science." More than any other series, Undersea Encounters paints a complete and fascinating picture of the marine environment. A natural fit for the 3rd to 5th grade curriculums. Each book has been vetted by a recognized expert in that particular field. Includes quick facts, sidebars, glossary, index, and a bibliography of books and websites for further learning.
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Experience an underwater adventure! From sea dragons to octopuses, from coral reefs to kelp forests, from predators of the sea to animal defenses, the Undersea Encounters series takes young readers to ocean depths like never before. The series has been praised by the National Science Teachers Association for its "fabulous images" and for its potential to "spark a deeper interest in marine science." More than any other series, Undersea Encounters paints a complete and fascinating picture of the marine environment. A natural fit for the 3rd to 5th grade curriculums. Each book has been vetted by a recognized expert in that particular field. Includes quick facts, sidebars, glossary, index, and a bibliography of books and websites for further learning.
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Experience an underwater adventure! From sea dragons and octopuses, to coral reefs and kelp forests, the Undersea Encounters series takes young readers to ocean depths like never before. Featuring stunning close-up photographs by award-winning underwater photographer David Hall, each book has an eye-catching design for maximum child appeal. More than any other series, Undersea Encounters paints a complete and fascinating picture of the marine environment. A natural fit for the 3rd to 5th grade curriculums.
Each book has been vetted by a recognized expert in that particular field; his/her credit appears on the About the Author page.
Includes quick facts, sidebars, glossary, index, and a bibliography of books and websites for further learning.
Book Description
Experience an underwater adventure! From sea dragons to octopuses, from coral reefs to kelp forests, from amazing animal defenses to symbiosis, the Undersea Encounters series takes young readers to ocean depths like never before. The books have been praised by the National Science Teachers Association for "fabulous images and clear, graceful writing," and for their potential to "spark a deeper interest in marine science." More than any other series, Undersea Encounters paints a complete and fascinating picture of the marine environment. A natural fit for the 3rd to 5th grade curriculums. Each book has been vetted by a recognized expert in that particular field; his/her credit appears on the About the Author page. Includes quick facts, sidebars, glossary, index, and a bibliography of books and websites for further learning.
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This fascinating book is crammed with excellent photographs of a wide variety of undersea predators. The book begins with the definition of a predator - an animal that hunts and eats other animals. It then goes on to describe how predators, both large and small hunt or catch their prey. Many animals move through the water quite swiftly when on the attack. Some slower moving animals graze on corals or on many bottom-dwelling animals. Some of the larger animals swallow great quantities of water and strain out the smaller fish and tiny crustaceans. Although many invertebrates have shells for protection, other animals come equipped to overcome the barrier. Strong claws, tube feet, and sharp tongues (radulas) can break down those defenses. Some small animals use poison to overcome larger animals. Other animals are quite adept at camouflaging themselves to resemble their environment. This includes those that mimic other animals in order to get close to prey. Still others lie in wait and use a lure to entice fish to come closer. This outstanding book concludes with an epilogue warning of the most dangerous predator - man. People need to take care to provide a balance between predator and prey to insure the quality the earth's animals need to survive. An excellent glossary provides the definition, pronunciation, and page on which the term is used. The index lists each animal discussed and the page number on which to find it. For further information, there is a bibliography of four books and three web sites. Mary Jo Rhodes and David Hall are well-known in their fields and they also enlisted the aid of two expert consultants, knowledgeable of fish and marine invertebrates.
SSBRC, May 2007, R* (recommended highly)
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