Illustrations detailing what life is like under the sea.
The ocean is perhaps the element most affected by the actions of human beings and also the least known. We live ignorant of the true diamond of the planet because we only care about life on earth. What we do not know is that under our feet there is a very complex world, so much so that only 5% has been explored . Imagine what remains to be discovered.
Of that small percentage, we are unaware of almost the vast majority and it is a problem that must be solved. To do this, ** Maeva Young has published Ocean **, like this, in the singular, because the life that develops underwater and the care that must be given to it does not distinguish surnames such as Indigo, Pacific or Atlantic.
Discovering the marine world has never been so much fun.
There are not a few disciplines that have dedicated works to this part of the planet. But whether we like it or not, sooner or later we have to accept that the sea goes beyond Ariel, Sebastian, Nemo and Doris . However, don't think of this book as an ancient encyclopedia, **Ocean is the epitome of learning made fun**. Undoubtedly, its illustrations and die-cuts make it a work of art and in one of the most beautiful publications of the moment.
Don't be fooled by its drawings and colors, because enjoying this book is something for children and adults . You will be surprised by everything you did not know about a landscape in which you regularly bathe and from which a large part of your food is obtained. A parallel world with its corresponding ins and outs , inhabitants, vegetation… Nothing strange that Neptune appeared walking.
The die-cuts, illustrations and cutouts are the work of Hélene Druvert, illustrator and designer of paper and textiles . She travels to get inspired and creates her books between the Basque Country and Paris. She is responsible for the drawings of the animals, plants and the tabs that hide hidden information. We were not lying when we said that this book was an equation of learning, art and fun.
The species, the flora, the coast, the polar oceans... Everything is discovered in this publication.
The animations are guided by an entertaining and light text that comes from the hand of the journalist and biologist Emmanuelle Grundmann . This author has a strong commitment to animals and is specialized in the protection of primates in Africa and Asia. Hence she has lent her knowledge and her writing to narrate ocean life.
Among the stories that Grundmann tells us, we will find what kind of animals reside according to the depth **(surely you do not know the sunfish, the abyssal vampire or the black gobbler) **, how the tide works, the secrets of the coast, the birth of a wave, the food chain, or how the species that live in the shallows are protected.
Special mention to deal with the problems of the seas and oceans . This book portrays how the contamination process develops, useful information so that the little ones do not do it, and the older ones stop doing it. Actually, this is the purpose of the Ocean: to know more about it to learn how to take care of it. “Knowledge is the key to understanding the world around us. […] Learn to grow and, in this case, become aware of caring for the sea” , Maeva Young tells Traveler about the purpose of the publication.
“It is a book in which you immerse yourself, you dive and, with it, you explore, get to know and discover how the ocean is and how it works” says the publisher. For this reason and for the maritime experience that makes you live, it is a total and absolute recommendation. Data, stories and information that makes you think, takes you a few meters underground and leaves you wondering why our planet is called Earth?
How does life under the sea work?