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Butterworth, Chris

See What a Seal Can Do

32 pp. | Candlewick | August, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-6574-6 $14.99

(2) PS Illustrated by Kate Nelms. Butterworth tells the story of one gray seal's search for food. He dives down deep, and on his way back up, he comes across a mackerel shoal (an impressively illustrated motion-filled orb). Facts about seals appear in smaller italicized type throughout the conversational main text. Textured, realistic-looking mixed-media illustrations show the creature at home in both of its natural habitats. Websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2014