Jellyfish

by Katie Marsico

Discover why swimmers have come to fear these strange, ancient animals.

Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment.


Jellyfish are among the most fascinating animals in Earth's oceans. Beneath the waves, these soft, ghostlike creatures drift through the water collecting prey with their dangling tentacles. Readers will discover how a jellyfish's body is structured, how jellyfish grow and reproduces, and how scientists classify jellyfish into different groups.

48 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2014

Reviews

[Emmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very comprehensive and full of beautiful color photographs! Recommended for readers of all ages who are interested in learning about jellyfish.

[Kathryn Mockerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Appeal: Intermediate readers

I selected this book because it looked like what a typical "boring" nonfiction book would look like. It had almost all of the features nonfiction texts are known to have and I wondered how different newer books like these would be from when I was little.

Twin text: "Princess Grace and the Jellyfish" by Jane Moseley.

I chose this book as a twin text because not only do both books discuss jellyfish, but this book encourages children to develop knowledge about things that might scare you, such as jellyfish. Anyone that reads this fiction book might like to delve deeper into the subject beyond the tidbits of information given. Even if someone reading this twin text has a slightly lower reading level, the way the nonfiction book is set up has plenty of illustrations and fact boxes and helps widen the range of appeal to all kinds of readers at different levels.

[Ro Menendez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Nature's Children series from Scholastic will be especially interesting for readers who are fans of the different animals featured in each book. Each text page can be read individually without losing the flow of the text because each one stands alone within the topic. All text pages have either a title or subtitle, in this text feature rich book. Photography is sharp and zoomed in, each has a caption, and no two are alike when exposing different specimens of jellyfish. Font is rather small, even for a fluent reader who wants to devour the information.The Fact File which is the very first page of text in the book, even before the Table of Contents, is truly scientific, which will enthrall young scientists. The text features at the end of the book are extremely helpful: Glossary, a 2 page spread Habitat Map, and a list of resources both print and electronic, to further learn about the Jellyfish.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aimed for grades 3-5, but I think it could go higher. I found it very interesting and did not realize their were so many different kinds of jellyfish. I actually learned a lot! The photography is amazing. Great for research projects on animals/sea creatures etc.