Under the Ocean

Under the Ocean: Explore & Discover New Zealand’s Sea Life illustrated by Ned Barraud and written by Gillian Candler

Published by Potton & Burton
Paperback

Under the Ocean introduces young children to the creatures that live in the seas around New Zealand. The book describes different habitats: underwater reefs; the sea floor; the open ocean and the deep ocean. Animals featured in the fact pages include octopus and squid, sharks and rays, whales, dolphins, penguins and many others.

This book was produced in response to children’s requests to have a book that included sea creatures such as sharks, octopus and giant squid. Although children can’t explore the sea first hand in the way they can explore a garden or the beach, they are fascinated by the amazing creatures that live in the ocean.