Rock Pool Secrets
Age 4+
Wildlife
There are many rock pool secrets – see what you can find.
At first glance there’s nothing much to see. But the rock pools are full of secrets. Nestling between rocks ... Hiding in the seaweed ... What creatures will you find? Discover their secrets in this flap book. Features beautiful linocut artwork by award-winning author/illustrator Narelle Oliver. Includes big, easy-to-use flaps and a glossary of rock pool creatures.
Rock Pool Secrets is the joint winner of the 2018 Environment Award for Children’s Literature
Creators
Narelle Oliver (1960–2016) grew up in Queensland, Australia, in a family who spent every spare moment pursuing interests in visual and performing arts. The linocut print medium, often combined with other media, was a special feature of her illustrations. Narelle was the author–illustrator of a number of award-winning children’s picture books: The Hunt won the 1996 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Award; Sand Swimmers was short-listed for the 2000 CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books and the Queensland Premier’s Award for Children’s Literature; Home was the winner of the 2007 Patricia Wrightson Prize, part of the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards; and in 2010 Fox and Fine Feathers was a CBCA Honour Book and short-listed for the Picture Book of the Year Award. Don't Let a Spoonbill in the Kitchen! was winner of the Queensland Literary Award for Children's Literature in 2014. Her latest book, Rock Pool Secrets, will be published with Walker Books Australia in 2017.
Reviews
“A lovely book.”
Parents in Touch
Oliver’s linocut prints wonderfully extol the virtues of the rock pool and its inhabitants as children eagerly seek out the animals hidden on each page, the excitement mounting as they lift the flaps to discover more secrets.
Read Plus
All in all, the book is a testament to Oliver’s artistic strength and writing skills as well as to her understanding of how to inspire and encourage children in their search for knowledge.
Magpies Magazine
