4.5 stars.

The book talks about different water ecosystems in the world (such as the mangroves, the reefs, frozen ocean and the deep sea) and the animals that live there with short descriptions in each page and stunning art covering the whole page. I'm glad that it also talks about environmental issues such as bleached corals and the accumulation of plastics in the ocean, damaging the wildlife and melting ice caps to raise awareness in children.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy for an honest review.

Fab book, we really got engrossed reading this book. Fabulous addition to our home Ed library. Thankyou for the opportunity as always.

What a stunning reference book about the ocean and its vast diversity! Each section features introductory information about a different area, concept, or sea creature. This will be fascinating to children and adults alike!

This would be perfect for elementary school aged children and great for a road trip.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC.

I absolutely loved this children's nonfiction book about the ocean! This book included such stunning artwork that worked perfectly with the cute and fun facts about the ocean. This is perfect for young children, but also taught me a lot of things that I did not know about the ocean. I will definitely be looking out for this book when it is published so I can buy it for my daughter! I think the physical copy of this book will be absolutely stunning and cannot wait for the physical copy to come out!

Part of the World of Wonder series, The Deep Blue takes its readers into the wondrous world of the Earth's oceans. From river deltas to underwater volcanoes, from beautiful tropical fish to the deepest depths, The Deep Blue teaches readers of all ages through lyrical language and incredible illustrations.

This book really is a work of art. The word choice makes it feel like a poetic journey through the ocean, while still providing meaty information about the undersea world. And the pictures bring it all to life, making The Deep Blue a book that you will want to return to again and again. I can't wait to include this one in our Marine Biology unit.

*Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

The Deep Blue is a stunningly illustrated book full of interesting information for children.
The artwork draws you in and the information adds to the intrigue as you read it.
This book has lots of different subjects topics from waves, tides and rock pools to trees that grow in water, these of wildlife, sea creatures and the deepest darkest depths of the ocean.
Environmental factors and messages are interlaced within this book and this would make a beautiful addition to the non fiction section in any library - home or educational setting.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for this honest review

This beautifully illustrated book is a comprehensive look at the oceans, covering tides, shorelines, and successively deeper biomes. The enormous variety of life in the oceans, and the interdependence of some sea creatures and plants, make this an excellent choice for learning about our oceans. The format can also be enjoyed in several sittings as a picture book for younger readers. Each illustration is gorgeously detailed and helps to illuminate the text. The “Plastic Ocean” and “Melting Sea Ice” spreads deal sensitively with the effects of pollution and global warming, and a map of the oceans with a note about protecting them is followed by an excellent index. An exceptional resource and a wonderful book to browse - highly recommended.

Gorgeous artwork! Informative text in small chunks that won’t overwhelm upper-elementary students. I would definitely buy this for my classroom.

Explore the oceans of the world! See and read about the plants, animals, fish, volcanoes, geology, and even plastics that reside in the blue ecosystem from river deltas to the deepest deeps of waters which are from beyond cold to beyond boiling in paragraphs suited to learning. And don't forget simpler aspects of the food chain! This is a book for everyone at any age and the beauty of the illustrations by Lou Baker Smith is beyond description. You can't help going back to the book again and again. I plan to get one for the family and one for the local library.
I requested and received a free temporary ebook from Quarto Publishing Group – QEB Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you!

WORLD of WONDER the DEEP BLUE is...

lush.

With strong imagery, word choice, lyrical language and art we are immersed in the deep blue ocean.

We learn about shoals, and underwater forests, trees in the ocean, Maxine meadows, deep sea mountains and antifreeze fish.

The pictures bring the information to life. You feel submerged into an underwater world.

This is a book to treasure.

Covering a broad expanse of topics like the Great Barrier Reef, underwater trenches and volcanos, deep sea creatures, fishes, mango trees and their filtration systems, and more, this is a highly informative book with wonderful drawings that's great for any young reader!

I really enjoyed this book and how each thing has a little paragraph about it. The illustrations are beautifully done and really go well with the narrative.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. Okay this is a kids book and I am an adult. I loved the cover, but found the artwork while well done-could have been clearer. Why not use real photos? I had some technical issues with the ebook format, not sure if its my reader or not. I found it difficult to navigate page size wise. I thought the information was good, but sort of random. One second talking about tide pools, then otters, then manatees. Possibly organized differently? Not sure. 3 stars

This was such an informative, beautiful book all about the worlds oceans and the diversity of creatures that live in them.

I loved books like this as a kid so I think this is a perfect introduction to the oceans for older kids. Especially those who were like me and just wanted to know everything about Earth and the animals that live among us!

Highly recommend this if you have older, inquisitive kids or even for yourself— this is a great way to learn!

5/5⭐️

This is very much the Oceans equivalent of the same author and series' Mountains volume (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3334519808). We get the same thing here – attractive, atmospheric artwork (even if by a different creator this time round), and the same random-seeming jump through topics, allowing that and the tending-to-poetry text to give us a lesson less obviously than one might expect. So we start with the tides and rock pools, before jumping to the Amazon's outpouring into the Atlantic, and alternate randomly between ecosystem, plant life, animal life and so on around the world in no real order – although all the coral/reef/atoll stuff comes together, as you'd expect, and we descend through the aquatic depths in order right down to the bottom. Obvious environmental messages are threaded through proceedings, too. So I welcome this as a pretty and informative volume, and it may well cater for a need in that it is a different style of junior non-fiction book that allows a different style of learning – but I still think these books are a little lacking. The drama and dynamism of the world's seas aren't quite here – and neither for sure are the details and data.

I just want to preface this by saying I’m an adult. This definitely isn’t something I would have picked up to “read for fun.” I couldn’t stay focused on it. It’s very educational, but I think it would only be read by many if it was a required reading.