![]() ![]() In the center of the book, there's a spread of "Ocean Facts by the Numbers," starting with 1 ("Less than 1 percent of water on Earth is freshwater.") and then by multiples of 100 up to 1,000,000,000,000. Included on each page is a sidebar of information including the animal's class, habitat, aquatic regions, threats, and status. ![]() ![]() For the number 2, a humpback whale arches out of the water to form the curve of the number. Halfway through the book, when it's time to count down, the colors reverse, with animals painted in blue against a shiny black page. For the numbers one to ten, each creature is drawn in black and white against the blue background. He uses pencil, brush, India ink, and computer to present ocean creatures and their habitats from one to ten and back again, incorporating the numbers into the bodies of a variety of endangered and threatened sea mammals, birds, fish, and even one giant tube worm. ![]() As a companion to his Caldecott Honor winner, Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet, which was illustrated in red, black, and white, McLiman's ocean counting book uses a deep blue hue. ![]()
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