The Ocean Calls
The Ocean Calls

The Ocean Calls

Written by Tina Cho & illustrated by Jess X. Snow
Hardcover
$19.99
$18.99
5 - 8
Reading age
48
Page count
AD580L
Lexile measure
Aug 4, 2020
Publication date

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What's The Ocean Calls About

Publisher Summary

A breathtaking picture book featuring a Korean girl and her haenyeo (free diving) grandmother about intergenerational bonds, finding courage in the face of fear, and connecting with our natural world. Dayeon wants to be a haenyeo just like Grandma. The haenyeo dive off the coast of Jeju Island to pluck treasures from the sea–generations of Korean women have done so for centuries. To Dayeon, the haenyeo are as strong and graceful as mermaids. To give her strength, Dayeon eats Grandma’s abalone porridge. She practices holding her breath while they do the dishes. And when Grandma suits up for her next dive, Dayeon grabs her suit, flippers, and goggles. A scary memory of the sea keeps Dayeon clinging to the shore, but with Grandma’s guidance, Dayeon comes to appreciate the ocean’s many gifts. Tina Cho’s The Ocean Calls, with luminous illustrations by muralist Jess X. Snow, is a classic in the making.

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    The pictures! The colors! The story is great, but the illustrations are what make this book breathtaking. It could work well for a lot of ages, but I'm especially excited to share it with my ocean-loving preschooler.

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    The text is really small and a bit hard to read but an interesting story about sea urchin divers.

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The Creatives Behind the Book

    Author
    Tina Cho

    Tina Cho is the author of four picture books– Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans (Little Bee Books/Bonnier Publishing August 2018), Korean Celebrations (forthcoming Tuttle 2019), Breakfast with Jesus (forthcoming Harvest House 2020), and a new sale yet to be announced. Although she grew up and taught in the United States, she currently lives in South Korea with her husband and two children while teaching at an international school.Chocolate and Dr. Pepper are two things that keep her fueled as she writes.

    Illustrator
    Jess X. Snow

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Book Details

ISBN
9781984814869
Publication Date
August 4, 2020
Publisher
Kokila
Original Publication Date
August 4, 2020
Text Details
Text set in Plantin MT Infant
Illustration Details
The art for this book was created digitally with hand-painted textures and line work.
Page Count
48
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
5 - 8 years
Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
2019949927
WorldCat Number (OCLC)
1153052133
Lexile® Level
AD580L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~O
Est. ATOS® Book Level
~3.8

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