It is Jellyfish Day. Jellyfish look beautiful but they are often dangerous because of their stingers and they are indicators of unhealthy oceans for scientists.
Once, the ocean was full of friends. But lately, a little jellyfish named Luna has noticed that things are changing--friends are disappearing! When she sets out to find them, she discovers that everyone has a part to play in protecting the careful balance of the ocean. In this beautifully illustrated and timely tale, little Luna comes up with a powerful way to deliver a message that inspires helpfulness and hope.
What a stunning cover, this new book about jellyfish has! I have written about this day before here and here, but jellyfish books always seem to have amazing illustrations so I wanted to share this new one with you. You can see Julia read her book at Bristol Aquarium if you do not have a copy. This story tells us that jellyfish are an indicator species. Jellyfish are a profoundly powerful symbol for the declining health of our world's oceans. They are known as an indicator species because changes in their populations represent greater changes in the ecosystem. Around the world today, jellyfish are thriving in record numbers because they can live in the warmer seas and among the rubbish in it.
Jelly-Boy by Nicole Godwin, Somebody Swallowed Stanley by Sarah Roberts would be good companion reads as they also deal with jellyfish and rubbish in the ocean and Little Turtle and the Changing Sea by Becky Davis would be a good compare and contrast.If you would like to explore jellyfish further see what you could borrow here.
Also new, is a picture book story about an expedition to find a giant jellyfish. The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish is a debut book by author illustrator Chloe Savage. The subtitle 'What magic lies beneath?' makes you need to read it even more.
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