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epagelhogan's review
5.0
Come deep, deep, down into a world of surprises! A lovely blend of poetic words and science setting. Kids and adults who dream of exploring underwater worlds will love this.
creativeflow's review
4.0
Deep, Deep Down by Lydia Lukidis is a beautifully illustrated educational book for kids interested in learning and discovering the secret life of weird animals living at the bottom of the ocean.
This short book is very well done and has some interesting facts about certain species. I can definitely see kids getting interested.
Though, while I was reading it to my kids, I needed to use some encouraging to keep kids focused on a story. The beginning was not as engaging and illustrations were missing some colours, but around the middle part of a story things got interesting and kids wanted to finish the story. I think it would have gone better it there was some kind of a story happening in a background, next to the facts. In my opinion, book felt a little bit too poetic, with flowery writing, it didn't catch an interest right away.
I think this book has a great potential, but only for kids who are curious, who want to know about underwater creatures.
This short book is very well done and has some interesting facts about certain species. I can definitely see kids getting interested.
Though, while I was reading it to my kids, I needed to use some encouraging to keep kids focused on a story. The beginning was not as engaging and illustrations were missing some colours, but around the middle part of a story things got interesting and kids wanted to finish the story. I think it would have gone better it there was some kind of a story happening in a background, next to the facts. In my opinion, book felt a little bit too poetic, with flowery writing, it didn't catch an interest right away.
I think this book has a great potential, but only for kids who are curious, who want to know about underwater creatures.
abellegris's review
medium-paced
5.0
This is a magical picture book that transports you down to the deepest depths of the ocean
piperkitty's review
5.0
Deep, Deep Down
The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench
by Lydia Lukidis
Earc: NetGalley
Publisher : Capstone Editions
Publication Date : 01 Jan 2023
Genre :Children's Non fiction, Science
This book reads like an evocative, mesmerising poem, describing a truly mysterious part of our planet. I would recommend schools to buy this for their libraries. This book would work so well for children that have difficulty with reading, or difficulty with focussing on long texts. But it is also wonderful for advanced readers. Every word counts, Every word seems to have been chosen lovingly for both its descriptiveness, as well as its sound. (And would work as a book to read aloud, too.)
At no point does the text feel patronising, as some books for children, and particularly book for children with reading difficulties do. A reader of any age, and of any reading ability feels welcomed to join this underwater adventure.
The illustrations are so beautiful, and could be read by themselves (without understanding the text). It would still provide a beautiful dive down to a magical place, and a meeting with fascinating creatures.
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