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A sea otter's buoyant first year is brought to life by the father/son team of Jonathan London and Sean London.
About the author
Jonathan London has written more than one hundred picture books for children, many of them about wildlife. He is also the author of the popular Froggy series. He lives with his wife in northern California. www.jonathan-london.net.
Sean London received a BFA from CalArts in Character Animation and has done animation for Disney. He has also collaborated with his father on the Aaron’s Wilderness series: Desolation Canyon, Bella Bella, and Grizzly Peak.
Summary
National Science Teachers Assoc. Outstanding Science Trade Book and National Outdoor Book Award winner.
Watch Pup grow from his birth to first dive and from rambunctious play with other sea otter pups to a frightening encounter with a predator.
Bestselling author Jonathan London tells Pup’s story in sparse, poetic text with vivid vocabulary while luminous illustrations by London’s son, Sean London, bring the adorable Pup and his loving mother to life within the swirling sea around them.
London’s newest creation in his picture book collection about baby animals (including The Seasons of Little Wolf, Little Puffin’s First Flight, and Honey Paw and Lightfoot) will entertain children with a combination of learning and fun. An author’s note at the end shares fascinating facts about this popular keystone species.
Foreword
Advertising: IPS Children’s Advance, collection/series Ingram e-comm. Events: Author and illustrator signings (CA and across US). Materials: ARCs; series flyer cross-marketing all five titles; flipbook on Edelweiss; activity guide. Online: Featured on www.graphicartsbooks.com and Facebook fan page; feature on author website.Promo: Targeted International Literacy Association mailing; LibraryThing giveaway.Publicity: Interviews with author and illustrator based on events and timely news hooks.Reviews: Targeted features and reviews in parent/child, family, nature, and conservation publications.Sales: Special sales marketing to sea life, marine, and coastal organizations. Tradeshows: PNBA, BEA, ALA.
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"This appealing picture book follows a young sea otter growing up. Newborn Pup rests on his mother’s belly as she floats in the sea, nursing and grooming him until they both fall asleep. When she needs to forage underwater, she wraps him in kelp that anchors him bobbing on the water’s surface until her return. Little by little, he learns to eat solid food and, later, to find it himself. When a hungry shark approaches, his mother shows him how to escape. And when he’s ready, Pup becomes independent at last. The writer of the popular Froggy series as well as nature-themed picture books such as Otters Love to Play (2016), London knows how to tell a story. In this case, he conveys plenty of intriguing facts about sea otters, along with a bit of drama to hold children’s attentions. Fluid, colorful illustrations clarify points in the text while portraying the characters with soft-edged realism. An appended author’s note commenting on sea otters of the North Pacific coastal region rounds out this informative picture book." — Booklist
