Like practically every kid I’ve ever known, when I was younger I wanted to be a marine biologist. I have no idea how I got the notion, but the dream died quickly when I realized that: a) I live in the mountains and don’t particularly care to move closer to the beach, and b) I can’t swim. I guess there’s probably some swimming involved in that particular occupation, right? I am nothing if not realistic, so I only held on to that ambition for a week or two, but I never lost my fascination for the amazing and bizarre creatures you can find in and around the sea.
Sensational Sea Creatures, by Buddy and May Davis, is one of four information-packed books in the Marvels of Creation collection. Every page features a gorgeous, glossy photo of a creature that lives in or near the oceans and the facing page contains fascinating facts about that animal. Like all books from New Leaf Press, Marvels of Creation: Sensational Sea Creatures is written with a Christian worldview, without the evolutionary worldview that’s ubiquitous in most books of its kind.
- Did you know that the clownfish, that adorable orange and white fellow in Finding Nemo, is an assassin? The Clownfish lures other fish into the stings of the sea anemone, whose poison is deadly to all but himself , and then feeds on the remains. I’m a little disappointed, frankly. I thought Nemo was a good kid. Guess even clown fish have to eat!
- The coelacanth is known as a living fossil because scientists thought that they were extinct until 1938, when a live coelacanth was caught in South Africa. The coelacanth made rather a dummy of evolutionary assumptions by disproving many theories about how the animal lived and moved and stubbornly refusing to evolve after even so many “millions” of years.
- The male seahorse carries fertilized eggs in his pouch until they hatch. Imagine that, moms!
Sensational Sea Creatures is packed with this kind of information. Its 78 pages contain many evidences of design by a creator, along with a glossary so you and your child can build your vocabulary while you learn.
Two thumbs up to New Leaf Press for another outstanding book for my kids’ library!
Join the Moms of Master Books Twitter Party on Thursday, May 19 for a chance to win this book and many more wonderful prizes.
How to participate: Follow @masterbooks4u on Twitter, along with these Moms of Masterbooks:
Eryn: @mamahall (our fearless leader)
Rebecca: @momsmustardseed
Stef: @momkaboodle
Ashley: @apichea
Stephanie: @bowmania
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The night of the party, just tweet with the #teachthetruth hashtag and answer the questions for a chance to win one of the four books in the series, or even the whole set! I hope to see you there!
