Ages: Preschool – Grade 3
Mr. and Mrs. Seahorse are drifting through the ocean. Mrs. Seahorse announces it is time to lay their eggs, and she lays her eggs in Mr. Seahorse’s pouch on his belly. While he swims around the ocean waiting for the eggs to hatch, he meets some other underwater fathers carrying eggs too. Read about the different fish Mr. Seahorse meets while carrying his eggs in Mister Seahorse.
Mister Seahorse is a great children’s book. There is more text in this book than some of Eric Carle’s other children’s books. The illustrations go along with the text great. The illustrations are very colorful and bring an underwater world to life. Carle includes a “hide and seek” feature with plastic pages overlaying the regular pages. The reader needs to turn the colored plastic pages in order to see the hidden fish. This will help keep children engaged in the book. They will have fun playing “hide and seek” in the book. The reader is introduced to a number of unusual fish and sea creatures. Readers will learn about unique ways that some fish fathers carry and take care of the eggs. I find it great that the book contains science information. Children will enjoy reading the book and will learn new information at the same time. Children may even be interested in researching and finding more information about the unusual fish and sea creatures introduced in the book. I like that Carle included a note on the back cover that tells the reader that the fish in the book are different than most fish, because the father cares for the eggs. Overall, I found this book to be wonderful. The book reinforces the importance of strong families, especially fathers who provide loving care. Mister Seahorse is a fun and educational book that children will enjoy.
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