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After human baby Leo is swept out to sea, he's raised by sea lions that he grows to love. Upon being discovered on shore by another child, Leo is reunited with his birth parents; unfortunately, he misses his sea family. The problem is resolved to everyone's satisfaction--including the reader's. Vogel packs an impressive amount of tenderness into flagrantly cartoonish digital art.
48 pp.
| Simon/Beach Lane
| March, 2017
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TradeISBN 978-1-4814-6025-5$15.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-4814-6027-9
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Lighthouse Family series.
Illustrated by
Preston McDaniels.
In the seventh installment of a gentle animal-fantasy series, lighthouse caretakers Pandora the cat; Seabold the dog; and mice Whistler, Lila, and Tiny care for a baby sea lion named Topper for a week. The three brief chapters are complemented by soft, expressive graphite illustrations that portray an idyllic seaside locale and a loving blended animal family.
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K-3
Pebble Plus: Sea Life series.
Sea lion facts and reading practice are offered in this simple nonfiction narrative for beginning readers. The text includes general information about this animal's ocean habitat, size, and eating habits. Color photos on the right-hand pages and easy-to-read sentences on the left make for a clean but relatively bland layout. Reading list. Glos., ind.
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K-3
Seedlings series.
These attractive books provide bite-size facts about their subjects, including their habitats, physical appearances, family relationships, diets, and behaviors. Engaging, bright close-up photographs are prominently featured, and each book concludes with anatomically labeled photos of its respective animal. Spare, kid-friendly texts with highlighted vocabulary words make the information accessible to new nonfiction readers. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Seedlings titles: Camels, Pandas, Polar Bears, Sea Lions, Whales, and Zebras.
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K-3
Amazing Animals series.
Vivid photographs providing up-close views of the daily lives and behavior of the title mammals are the highlights of these slim volumes. Minimal texts touch on habitat, appearance, diet, and offspring, and supply a folk-story answer to a question about each creature (e.g., "How did camels get their humps?" "Why do zebras not have horns?"). Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Amazing Animals titles: Camels, Cougars, Sea Lions, Whales, and Zebras.
24 pp.
| Bearport
| August, 2013
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LibraryISBN 978-1-61772-919-5$23.93
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K-3
Deep End: Animal Life Underwater series.
These books use simple, easy-to-read texts and large, close-up photos to convey basic information about marine mammals for beginning readers. Each spread features two or three large-type sentences and a colorful full-page photo. Sections focus on size, habitat, diet, anatomy, and reproduction. The books are elementary, but a simple design and quick page turns make them adequate first nonfiction readers. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Deep End: Animal Life Underwater titles: California Sea Lion and Sea Otter.
24 pp.
| Bearport
| January, 2012
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LibraryISBN 978-1-61772-450-3$23.93
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4-6
America's Animal Soldiers series.
This series gives an overview of the U.S. military's modern-day use of animals to conduct missions on both land and sea. The brief text is accompanied by captioned photographs and dog-tag-shaped text boxes, which breaks the information into manageable bits. However, the emphasis on simplicity doesn't allow for in-depth discussions on any one topic. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these America's Animal Soldiers titles: Dolphins in the Navy, Horses, Donkeys, and Mules in the Marines, Sea Lions in the Navy, and War Dogs.
24 pp.
| Capstone
| August, 2012
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4296-8573-3$24.65
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K-3
Pebble Plus: Marine Mammals series.
These books use simple, easy-to-read texts and large close-up photos to convey superficial information about two marine animals for beginning readers. Each spread features two or three large-type sentences and a colorful photo; four sections focus on size, habitat range, swimming technique, and life cycle. The books are slight but adequate first nonfiction readers. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Marine Mammals titles: California Sea Lions and Bottlenose Dolphins.
24 pp.
| Bearport
| August, 2010
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LibraryISBN 978-1-936088-08-9$22.61
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K-3
Blink of an Eye: Superfast Animals series.
Each book spotlights a speedy animal. Very brief and selective information about the creature is provided (what it eats, where it lives) along with comparisons to other animals. Vivid photos and sidebars in the shape of stopwatches emphasize the series' focus. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Blink of an Eye: Superfast Animals titles: California Sea Lion, Cheetah, Killer Whale, and Pronghorn.
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4-6
Illustrated by
Kerry Millard.
This follow-up to Nim's Island finds the main character venturing from her isolated home, stowing away on a cruise ship to save Selkie from a scheming scientist seal-napper. Nim ends up in New York City in a twist that is both humorous and heartwarming. Easygoing line art illustrates the adventures of Nim and her friends, both old and new.
24 pp.
| Gareth/Weekly
| September, 2002
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LibraryISBN 0-8368-3274-4$$18.60
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K-3
Animals I See at the Zoo series.
In large type, each book in this series presents simple facts about the animal on the left page, with an acceptable color photo on the right. Though lacking depth, the books are appropriate to introduce the youngest readers to wild animals commonly held by zoos. Websites are listed in the bibliography. There are six other fall 2002 books in this series. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Animals I See at the Zoo titles: Camels, Elephants, Hippos, Monkeys, Sea Lions, and Tigers.]
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Zoo Animals series.
Only the most superficial information is provided in these titles, each of which focuses on a particular nocturnal animal. Minimal effort has been put into the books, as generic photographs and lines of text are recycled throughout the series; the photographs serving as animal "maps" frequently have no more than three features labeled; and the "picture glossaries" are overly simplistic and confusing. Ind. [Review covers these What's Awake? titles: Bats, Coyotes, Opossums, Raccoons, Rats, and Skunks.]
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4-6
Illustrated by
Kerry Millard.
Nim is content living on a deserted tropical island with her scientist father and a friendly sea lion and iguana for company. When her father's boat is temporarily stranded at sea, Nim begins an e-mail correspondence with Alex Rover, a very unadventurous adventure writer. Their letters, full of humorous misunderstandings, are a delight in an evenly paced narrative. The whimsical illustrations match the story's light tone.
48 pp.
| Lerner
| January, 2000
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LibraryISBN 0-8225-3018-X$$22.60
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K-3
Early Bird Nature Books series.
This introduction to sea lions is geared toward newly independent readers. Illustrated with captioned color photos, the stilted and choppy text informs readers about California sea lions' habitats, locomotion, and enemies (both natural and human). In an unfortunate omission, a chapter devoted to "raising pups" never discusses mating habits. A note to adults is included. Glos., ind.