Title: Coast watch
Identifier: coastwatch00uncs_16 (find matches)
Year: 1979 (1970s)
Authors: UNC Sea Grant College Program
Subjects: Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology
Publisher: (Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program)
Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina
Digitizing Sponsor: North Carolina Digital Heritage Center

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BOOK MARKET armored reptiles emerge from the ocean to fling sand wildly about on some remote, untamed beach." So Sea Turtles of the World begins. Perrine intends not only to educate readers about sea turtle origins, biology and behavior, but also to enlighten them, move them in a way that makes conservation seem less of a political or cultural mindset and more of a necessity. And the pictures do just that. Turning each page becomes a pleasure as you flip from a photograph of a "green turtle hatchling" gliding peacefully in a sea of shimmering blue to a female olive ridley as she "excavates the egg chamber of her nest on an arribada beach in Costa Rica." Sea Turtles of the World does not come short with text to back up the amazing photography. The writing is true to its intent to teach the past, present and future of the sea turtle in an interesting and positive light. According to Perrine, the evolutionary beginnings of the turtle remain a mystery. Yet the oldest fossils found of the marine turtle date to 208-145 million years ago — from the Jurassic period. A "families and species" section in the book serves as a detailed index for the seven species of sea turtles — green sea turtle, loggerhead turtle, hawksbill turtle, olive ridley turtle, Kemp's ridley turtle, Australian flatback turtle and the leatherback turtle. Perinne provides tips and cautions for watching sea turtles from land and water. Taking care not to disturb them, "observers are treated to a rare glimpse into the lives of these fascinating survivors from the Age of Dinosaurs," he relates. • OH NO! HANNAH'S SWAMP IS CHANGING, by Marilyn Barrett-O'Leary, with illustrations by Catherine Kiffe. 2002. Louisiana Sea Grant, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. 30 pages. Paperback, $10. Oh No! Hannah's Swamp is Changing inspires a new outlook on the natural world as well as that of children's picture books. Kiffe, an artist and teacher, creates striking illustrations, in part, because they were created by crayon. Kids will relate to the pictures because they've experienced firsthand the amazing possibilities that erupt from the tip of a crayon. Adults will be amazed by the simple beauty expressed in the drawings, and taken back to a time where coloring inside the lines was their only worry. The story that lent its inspiration to the pictures is moving as well as educational — having been spawned from Louisiana Sea Grant's aquatic education program. Hannah the heron shares the wonder of her swamp with readers as she sees it, a home and a living system. Hannah possesses love and knowledge of her surroundings, as all living creatures should — a lesson that humans must leam through the conflict of the book. Due to human negligence, a nonindigenous species, the water hyacinth, is introduced into the swamp. And just when Hannah begins to fear the worst for her delicate home, the humans help. As the ecosystem is restored, Hannah's faith in the people is restored. O'Leary writes, "Hannah sees that people care for the habitat. They work to keep the ecosystem healthy." Vocabulary words, such as habitat, ecosystem and native species, are introduced into the reading to help children along. A glossary is located at the back of the book along with a coloring poster. The poster features hidden pictures of plants and animals native to Louisiana for kids to locate and color, clinching the book as a dynamic learning and leisure activity for those wishing to escape into the imaginative world of Hannah's swamp. To purchase Oh No! Hannah's Swamp is Changing, navigate to this section of the Louisiana Sea Grant Web site: www.lamer. Isu.edu/classrooin/nis/index.htm. Then download the order form and follow directions from there. For further questions, call Marilyn Barrett-O'Leary at 225/578- 6349 or send e-mail to moleary@lsu.edu. □
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