Under the Sea (Usborne Picture Storybooks): 1 (Picture Books)

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Verne returned to the theme of an outlaw submarine captain in his much later Facing the Flag (1896). This novel's chief villain, Ker Karraje, is simply an unscrupulous pirate acting purely for personal gain, completely devoid of the saving graces that gave Captain Nemo some nobility of character. Like Nemo, Ker Karraje plays "host" to unwilling French guests— but unlike Nemo, who manages to elude all pursuers— Karraje's criminal career is decisively thwarted by the combination of an international task force and the resistance of his French captives. Though also widely published and translated, Facing the Flag never achieved the lasting popularity of Twenty Thousand Leagues. This year I've decided to have a focus on our toddler books and activities at home, and am aiming to spend a few weeks on each topic. My daughter is a huge Octonauts fan and has taken a big interest in the ocean and all of the animals that live there. For this reason, we are going to start with'Under the Water' and will be planning activities relating to this theme. The science fiction writer Theodore L. Thomas criticized the novel in 1961, claiming that "there is not a single bit of valid speculation" in the book and that "none of its predictions has come true". He described its depictions of Nemo's diving gear, underwater activities, and the Nautilus as "pretty bad, behind the times even for 1869 ... In none of these technical situations did Verne take advantage of knowledge readily available to him at the time." However, the notes to the 1993 translation point out that the errors noted by Thomas were in fact in Mercier's translation, not in the original.

Open up the book to meet a wide array of creatures that live under the sea. Sharks, crabs, stingrays, dolphins and many more are waiting to sea your EYFS children (notice what we did there?).

How can I use this 'Let's Explore Under the Sea!' book for EYFS?

In 1998, William Butcher issued a new, annotated translation with the title Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas, published by Oxford University Press ( ISBN 978-0-19-953927-7). Butcher includes detailed notes, a comprehensive bibliography, appendices and a wide-ranging introduction studying the novel from a literary perspective. In particular, his original research on the two manuscripts studies the radical changes to the plot and to the character of Nemo urged on Verne by Hetzel, his publisher. As well as animals, discover the technology which is used under the sea , from scuba breathing apparatus to oil pipelines and deep sea submarines. Canavan, Gerry (2018). The Cambridge History of Science Fiction. Cambridge University Press. ( ISBN 978-1-31-669437-4) The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson: The snail and the whale meet and are best friends from the start as they travel around together. We learn that being small doesn’t mean you can’t help when the snail helps the big ol’ whale get out of trouble. Such a charming story with an engaging storyline and beautiful illustrations! The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor by Joanna Cole: A class trip to the ocean! Finally, the kids in Ms. Frizzle’s class are going on an ordinary field trip, just like everyone else. But when the Friz drives onto the beach, across the sand, and straight into the ocean water without stopping, the kids know that they have once again embarked on one of Ms. Frizzle’s crazy class trips!

Amazing Journeys: Five Visionary Classics. State University of New York Press. February 2012. ISBN 9781438432403. With beautiful illustrations and interesting facts Simon & Schuster Children’s Guide to Sea Creatureswill be able to answer most of those questions from your inquisitive preschooler that you have no clue of the answer to. I would recommend any of this series of illustrated encyclopedias for your family bookshelves. DK Eyewitness Books: Ocean The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs by Kate Messner wraps the science of coral reefs around an inspiring biography of conservationist Ken Nedimyer. Super Sea Creatures PowerPoint - After reading the book, dive deeper into the world of sea creatures with this fantastic PowerPoint. It includes photos and fascinating facts about a range of animals under the sea.All of these creatures woke, slept, played, swam about, and lived their whole lives under the sea, unconcerned with what went on above them.