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Hello, Ocean Friends
A High-Contrast Book
Series: High-Contrast Books
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Hi there, starfish and Hola, jellyfish. The book pairs friendly text with high-contrast, black-and-white illustrations by Julissa Mora, designed to engage young babies' developing eyesight and communication skills.
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This charming board book is ideal for babies and toddlers just beginning to explore their surroundings and develop early communication abilities.
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Hello, fish. Howdy, seahorse! What's up, turtle? Hello, Ocean Friends...
Making connections between images on a page and the real world is an important building block for your baby’s communication skills—and this charming introduction to ocean creatures, paired with friendly text and bold, basic patterns, provides an important high-contrast experience for young developing eyes.
Using simple greetings like “Hi there, starfish" and “Hola, jellyfish” alongside black-and-white art by Julissa Mora, Hello, Ocean Friends is the perfect building block for babies just beginning to look around and learn about their world.
Selected by the NYPL Summer Reading Challenge 2017.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781938093418
Publisher: Duo Press LLC
Format: Board book
Date Published: 01 April 2015
Country: United States
Imprint: Duo Press LLC
Illustration: B&W illustrations throughout
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 29.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 152.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 20
About the Author
duopress labs is the creative team, led by Mauricio Velázquez de León, responsible for writing and developing dozens of books and games. Recent titles include The Belly Sticker Book; the SmartFlash™ and TummyTime™ series; 100 Pablo Picassos; My Fridge; and My First Lift-the-Flap Animal Book. Mauricio has written for Lonely Planet, Chouette, PowerKids Press, and the magazines Gourmet and Saveur. He resides wherever he can find a good Wi-Fi connection and strong coffee, mostly in the eastern United States.
- Violet Lemay is an award‑winning author and illustrator whose children’s books include 100 Pablo Picassos, My Foodie ABC, Artists and Their Pets, and the Local Baby series, which includes New York Baby and Beach Babies. Violet worked as a professor of illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Georgia. Her illustrations have been published by Penguin, Holt, HarperCollins, McGraw-Hill, Scholastic, and Highlights magazine. Violet currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand.
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