The World of Coral Reefs is by Erin Spencer and illustrated by Alexandria Neonakis with an expected publishing date of March 29, 2022 from Storey Publishing. The illustrations are vibrantly drawn and colored. At first a small part of me was disappointed to not see real coral reef photography, but as I continued turning pages I just fell in love with the illustrations. The colors and lighting are so well done of the spreads of animals. There are several informative illustrations too of maps, levels, close ups, internal looks, and more. The book begins with a table of contents and then jumps into it’s opening section on Rainforests of the Sea. The sections listed in the table of contents are covered in two page spreads in the book, and then it goes onto the next topic. Much of the ordering of these sections makes a lot of sense like starting with their importance, the major reef, what it is, and closing with some of the changes the reefs are up against. But some of the topics in the middle do not have a clear logic to their organization. Some of the later sections give readers ideas for helping out with conservation such as using a reusable bag and avoiding plastic straws when possible. This book is a strong introduction to coral reefs that dives into a lot of the relevant topics. The book really captures the importance of coral reefs and what is currently happening that is affecting them in positive or negative ways. The breakdowns of types, how they are composed, and how they reproduce are very helpful even to this adult reader! These elements factored with the resources in the back and visually appealing illustrations makes this a strong addition to elementary and middle grade science collections.
There is a glossary with several defined words in the back. There’s then a section about Going Deeper with resources on different topics and several website recommendations. Some of those recommendations include:
I found several video resources on YouTube including:
Many youth want to know what they can do to help when reading about environmental issues. The book has some suggestions, and I also saw some other suggestions from the EPA and from the NOAA.
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