cover image Wild Oceans

Wild Oceans

Lucio and Meera Santoro, S&S/Little Simon, $27.99 (12p) ISBN 978-1-4169-8467-2

This vibrant pop-up from the veteran paper engineers explores the vast world of ocean biology from tide pools to deepest depths. Flaps, sidebars, and panels describe the characteristics of specific animals ("Sea stars use hundreds of tiny suction cups to eat, move, and cling to rocks"), and each spread features pull-down panels, which focus on topics like bioluminescence. Large 3-D compositions—a splashing blue whale, a toothy purple anglerfish, a leopard seal—leap off the richly layered pages, representing the abundant diversity of the sea. A visually dynamic book that seamlessly blends education and entertainment. Ages 6–up. (Sept.)