Beneath the Waves

School Library Journal

Gr 4-7-- Focusing on one day in a kelp forest, this well-organized text describes a variety of animals living in or near the habitat and examines their relationships to one another and to their environment. Camouflage, feeding, reproductive strategies, and defenses are discussed in a straightforward manner without sensationalism. The full-color photographs are of unusually high qual: ity and detail and are artistically arranged, skillfully complementing the text. Wu's obvious love for and sensitivity to his subject make this superior to similar titles such as Taylor's Coral Reef (Dorling Kindersley, 1992) or Bramwell's Oceans (Watts, 1984; o.p.). --Meryl Silverstein, American Museum of Natural History, New York City