Ocean Planet

Outstanding Science Trade Book, 2022, National Science Teaching Association

 

Pacific walrus, king penguins, narwhals, great white sharks, squid, seahorses, moray eels, humpback whales, manta rays, orcas, and many more are rendered here in exquisite, dramatic detail. Rothery also includes shore dwellers who depend on the sea: polar bears and otters of course, but also ring-tailed lemurs, Bengal tigers, and British Columbia wolves. Ocean Planet is not only gorgeous but probing and substantive.

Written and Illustrated by Ben Rothery

$29.95 hardcover

ISBN 9780884489160

11 x 15

80 pages

Illustrated in color throughout

Ages 9 and up

NONFICTION/ART/NATURAL SCIENCES

Territory: US

In Norwich, England, and Cape Town, South Africa, Ben Rothery grew from a wildlife-obsessed boy to a detail-obsessed illustrator. Inspired by his love of nature, he works from a small studio in London and illustrates for London’s Natural History Museum.

 

“These are beautiful works of nonfiction, rich with illustrations that are so finely executed you may mistake them for photographs. Mr. Rothery writes as engagingly as he draws. Children and their parents won’t merely enjoy these books; they’ll also learn something.”  - Wall Street Journal

 

“The visuals are as gorgeous as they come.”  - Kirkus Reviews 

 

“Stunning.”  - Youth Services Book Review (starred review)