The Sun Shines on the Sea by Michael Slack
Published by Candlewick Press on September 15, 2021
ISBN: 1536215694
Pages: 20
Genres: Animals
Format: Board Book
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The Sun Shines on the Sea by Michael Slack is an educational board book that introduces the food chain to young children. The book begins with the first line of the title- the sun shines on the sea.  Each page depicts what eats what.  The phytoplankton grows from the sun’s warmth and is the beginning of the food chain. The krill eat the phytoplankton next and then larger fish eat that. The fish gradually keep getting larger and larger until the end when the largest fish of all- the great blue whale eats a cloud of krill. This may be a surprise to children that it does not eat a huge fish!  The ending and the beginning are identical by ending with the same line. The sun shines on the sea and all of the food chain are shown  happily in the sea together.

Children will enjoy opening the various flaps on the fish and seeing what is hiding inside of their stomachs. An enjoyable book that is fun to look at and learn about the different creatures in the sea and their food choices.

 

Reviewed by Amy Tobalske, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook