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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
I received a copy of The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel by Dan Santat from Scholastic Canada in exchange for an honest review.
I am a really big fan of Dan Santat's picture books and so I knew that I had to read The Aquanaut the minute I saw his name. And I was not disappointed at all. Dan Santat brings his slightly strange and marvellously weird characters to life in this graphic novel that features some highly intelligent and fun sea creatures working an old aquanaut suit. These sea creatures are in search of a marine theme park that Sophie's father and uncle started and is still run by Sophie's uncle and the business men who just want to make a profit without a thought of the well-being of the sea creatures that live within its walls. The band of sea creatures in the Aquanaut suit realize that they can not just watch idly by and with the help of Sophie, they set out to free the marine life. This was such a fantastic adventure graphic novel that will delight young readers and perhaps start conversations into marine parks and the ways in which they should be run that benefit - not harm - the marine life within them.
I am a really big fan of Dan Santat's picture books and so I knew that I had to read The Aquanaut the minute I saw his name. And I was not disappointed at all. Dan Santat brings his slightly strange and marvellously weird characters to life in this graphic novel that features some highly intelligent and fun sea creatures working an old aquanaut suit. These sea creatures are in search of a marine theme park that Sophie's father and uncle started and is still run by Sophie's uncle and the business men who just want to make a profit without a thought of the well-being of the sea creatures that live within its walls. The band of sea creatures in the Aquanaut suit realize that they can not just watch idly by and with the help of Sophie, they set out to free the marine life. This was such a fantastic adventure graphic novel that will delight young readers and perhaps start conversations into marine parks and the ways in which they should be run that benefit - not harm - the marine life within them.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
I’d read anything Dan Santat writes and draws.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
A beautiful graphic novel by the brilliant Santat, who started this as a fantasy, and finished it while experiencing his own loss. Both touching and with a powerful message, these sea creatures and their human allies will remain in readers’ hearts for a long time, perhaps shifting their thinking on environmental issue and ecosystems. This one will get checked out fast and often.