Review: 100 Things You Should Know About Oceans

I love love love information books and when you love something this much, it rubs off on your kids.

Riley is slowly collecting this series of 100 Things You Should Know About… and he loves every single one of them, particularly oceans, weather, science and space.

Available in both paperback and larger hardcover, these books are packed with fascinating, kid-friendly information and colourful, relevant illustrations and cartoons.

Written in kid-language ('black swallowers are real greedy-guts!', the books are not only informative for children, their content delves deep enough to teach adults a thing or two. Did you know that leopard seals sing in their sleep and that a gentoo penguin can swim 27km per hour!?

Not only is the book presented factually, in snippets kids (and adults!) can dip into at will, it’s also interspersed with activities (how to make a pirate flag), mix and match, ‘I don’t believe it!’s, and even a quiz or two.

We love this series of books in our family, and of course – a book that combines fun facts with learning? Priceless.

Title: 100 Things You Should Know About Oceans
Author: Clare Oliver, Consultant: Clive Carpenter
Illustrator: Mark Davis
Publisher: Miles Kelly Publishing
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 1 84236 352 2
For ages: 6-12
Type: Non-Fiction

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