ATLANTIC

Lapping at the sandy shores, stretching from the North Pole to the South Pole and from North America to Africa, the Atlantic Ocean is constantly changing shape and size and is always traveling.

It has fascinated people for ages and still does today. Scientists study the Atlantic, fishermen search for its schools of fish, artists paint it, and poets write about it. Here, the power and grace of the Atlantic Ocean are beautifully captured in Brian Karas's sparkling text and paintings.

G. Brian Karas is the award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including As an Oak Tree Grows and Atlantic. He also illustrated The Boy Who Loved Maps (by Kari Allen), A Hat for Mrs. Goldman (by Michelle Edwards), Neville (by Norton Juster), Clever Jack Takes the Cake (by Candace Fleming), Are You Going to Be Good? (by Cari Best), and A Poem in Your Pocket, The Apple Orchard Riddle, and How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? (all by Margaret McNamara). He lives in New York's Hudson Valley.