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K-3
"Here are the wrasses that clean the parrotfish who eat the coral of all colors and shapes." The inhabitants of a coral reef are introduced in a cumulative text that describes the links between the different animals and provides a good introduction to aquatic ecosystems without using any scientific terms. The brightly colored, detailed illustrations are appealing, but the text is somewhat awkward.