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The Commotion in the Ocean (Orchard Picturebooks) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Giles Andreae (Author), David Wojtowycz (Illustrator)
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  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Orchard; New Ed edition (13 May 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0439082145
  • ISBN-13: 978-0439082143
  • ASIN: 184121101X
  • Product Dimensions: 29.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,975 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Dive into the ocean for a noisy rhyming romp packed with favourite sea creatures brought to life with fun, vibrant artwork. This bestselling picture book from an award-winning creative team is a delight to read aloud and share with young children.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun & accurate poems and great underwater sounds and music, 7 May 2003
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This review is from: Commotion in the Ocean (Orchard Audio Books) (Paperback)
By co-incidence I bought this for my son (three and three quarters) around the time we went to the sealife aquarium. It is great for car journeys where he can look at the bright pictures in the book while listening to the poems, good for night time reading and was popular when he took it to nursery.

One short poem per fish or mammal - crab, whale, shark, lobster, angel fish - you name it. One introductory poem and a final one to get the child to remembering the sea creatures they've heard about. Simple verse focuses on a particular characteristic of the creature. Sounds of the dolphins are great, and the underwater music bubbles tempting your toddler to giggle and dance.

Flip side of the tape is without music for readers following it in the book.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb toddler reading aloud book!, 20 May 1999
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Twenty month old James loved this book, full of octopuses, sharks, crabs and undersea creatures. The colourful pictures and engaging rhymes are wonderful. There is enough depth in the book to keep interest going until the book can be read by the child on their own. Probably the best book for a pre-school child we have bought.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Commotion in my House!!!!, 21 Oct 2005
This review is from: Commotion in the Ocean (Audio Cassette)
I have a 2 year old who thought this book was so good we have read it at least twice a day for the past 3 weeks!!!! The poems are fantastic and the pictures are really stimulating for young ( and older!!)minds. We have spent hours pointing out which fish are which and then reading the poems, and he still isnt bored with it. His older brothers have also enjoyed reading this with him.( they have even taken to making up actions for the different creatures!)
I will now be buying the other books in the series to see if they are as good!!!Father Christmas had better stock up on book tokens!!!!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and witty
I got this book for my 5 month old daughter and I love it and so does she. The pictures are big and colourful, and she loves me reading the poems to her in a sing song way. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Michelle P. Peters

4.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT
Giles Andreae and his partners have written several colorful, snappy, rhythmic tales that instruct children in an incredibly fun way! Read more
Published on 29 Jul 2006 by Elaine Demopoulos-theoharis

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book for all children
My four month old loves this book. All the words are in Purple Ronnie style short rhymes and he loves listening to the sing-song in my voice when I read it. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!!
Commotion in the Ocean is a fantastic colourful book with good pictures and funny poems, an absolute must for parents with children, look out for the starfish!!
Published on 10 Jul 2002 by Helen Hill

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