I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
Author: Kevin Sherry Illustrator: Kevin Sherry Published: 2007 by Scholastic Inc. Genre: Fiction, Comedy, Picture Book and Humor HORN BOOK GUIDE RATING: (3) Summary: This book is about a squid who thinks that he is the biggest thing in the ocean. He goes through many different animals that live in the ocean and compares their sizes to his. He is proud to be the biggest thing in the ocean until a ginormous whale comes along and eats him. The whale is about 10x the size of the squid, but even in the stomach of the whale, the squid is now so proud that he is the biggest thing sitting in the whale’s stomach. |
Summary of Professional Reviews:
In the professional review given on the Horn Book Guide, the reviewer describes the book as having clever illustrations which give different perceptions of how big the animals in the story actually are which all ties into the main point of the story. The author is describing how the Squid thinks he is the biggest thing in the ocean. Rated (3).
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Shelby Wetzel's Review:
I believe that this book was a funny book which the main character who is a squid thinks that he is the biggest thing in the ocean. I agree with the professional reviewer that the illustrations in this book are extremely well drawn in order to show the different perception of the way that the squid views himself.
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How to Use it in the Classroom:
This book can be used in Early Childhood classrooms when teaching a lesson on the ocean. This would be the perfect book to introduce different underwater animals and different wildlife that lives in the ocean. The students can also learn about the different sizes of animals living in the ocean and what truly is the largest thing in the ocean.
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