KidLit Cover Reveal! ON AN OCEAN JOURNEY
KidLit TV is honored to reveal the book cover for
ON AN OCEAN JOURNEY
Animals in Motion though the Seas
by Elizabeth Shreeve, illustrated by Ray Troll
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With rhythmic text and stunning artwork, this picture book celebrates the dynamic animals and habitats of the ocean, from shallow waters to ocean depths.
Beloved Alaskan artist Ray Troll’s gorgeous scientifically accurate illustrations capture the imagination of young readers—for ages 5-9.
Dive into the dynamic habitat of the Earth’s one ocean and discover the many ways sea creatures move through their watery world, from kelp forest fish to swift hunters and long-distance travelers riding ocean currents across the globe.
Learn about over 30 species of sea life, including mammals and fish, and discover the beauty of marine ecosystems that comprise our one, interconnected ocean.
The book includes kid-friendly information on conservation of marine resources, fostering life-long stewardship among young readers, and also provides a short field guide for the wildlife featured in illustrations.
Surging, whirling . . . drifting, swirling.
The ocean wraps our world in wonder,
from rocky coast to deep down under.
Come, let’s go—
on an ocean journey.
About Elizabeth Shreeve
I grew up in a family of writers and scientists who taught me to pay attention to horseshoe crabs, songbirds, and other wonderful creatures along the Atlantic coastline. University studies with well-known scientists Stephen Jay Gould and E.O. Wilson inspired my lifelong love of the natural world.
These days I live near the Pacific Ocean where I enjoy reading, sketching, growing a garden, and hiking the hills with my husband, kids, and our goofy, sweet dog, Hector. I’m crazy about traveling and cooking—though I’ve been known to burn dinner when a story idea comes to mind.
After a wonderful career as an urban planner, I am thrilled to be writing nonfiction and fiction books for youngsters—and fortunate to be represented by the fabulous Ammi-Joan Paquette of Erin Murphy Literary Agency.
About Ray Troll
In his studio on a hill above Tongass Narrows in rainy Ketchikan, Alaska, Ray Troll creates fishy images that swim into museums, books and magazines, and onto t-shirts worn around the world. He draws his inspiration from extensive field work and the latest scientific discoveries, bringing a street-smart sensibility to the worlds of ichthyology and paleontology.
Ray’s unique blend of art and science evolved into a traveling exhibit, “Dancing to the Fossil Record,” that opened at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco in 1995. The exhibit included his original drawings, gigantic fossils, fish tanks, murals, an original soundtrack, a dance floor, an interactive computer installation, and the one-of-a-kind Evolvo art car. In 1997 the exhibit traveled to the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, in 1998 to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, and in 1999 to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Ray Troll self-portraitRay followed that tour a few years later with “Sharkabet, a Sea of Sharks from A to Z” in venues including the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, the Alaska State Museum and the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. Ray went on to act as the art director for the Miami Museum of Science’s “Amazon Voyage” traveling exhibit. He installed “The Buzz Saw Sharks of Long Ago,” inspired by his favorite extinct shark, Helicoprion, at the Idaho Museum of Natural History, Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, and the Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History. He now has another touring show based on his book Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway with Dr. Kirk Johnson.
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