This is one of the coolest books we own. The moving pictures are so realistic and make you feel like you have a small aquarium in your hands. We often don't read the text, but just take the time to look at the images. Highly recommended for any ocean lover. ( )

When I say that I had 5th graders dying to look at this book, I mean it. We spent a few days exploring nonfiction books and the moving pictures in this one gained everyone's affection. It's been said that engaging pictures and familiar concepts are key to getting students to read nonficiton, and this book proves that point. Each page focuses on a new ocean animal, mammal or non-mammal, and provides information about the animal with a moving picture. Students will spend minutes and minutes moving each picture and examining it from every angle. This is a nonficiton masterpiece!

Lenticular pictures that move when you open the page. Works very well for the way fish undulate. ( )

the best one (photicular) yet!!! ( )

Ocean is a visually stimulating book that was created with Photicular technology or more commonly known as “moving pictures”. I really enjoyed reading this book for two main reasons. First, I loved the moving pictures, by moving the page ever so lightly the pictures would start to move and it would look like the sea creatures were swimming directly next to you. The sea horse would sway, and the octopus would pulse its tentacles. Second I loved the layout of each page. Each page related to one sea creature, along with the moving pictures there would be informational facts such as; size, habitat, range, diet, life span, and threats. The information provided wasn’t too in-depth so it would be perfect for any reader.
The central message of the book was to inform the reader all about deep sea creatures. I believe Dan Kainen did a great job of doing that ( )