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A review by kristi_starr35
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs: The Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation by Kate Messner
3.0
I would rate this book closer to 3.5. The artwork is beautiful; Matthew Forsythe has done, as expected, an amazing job illustrating this book. The key to appreciating the book is to focus on the subtitle: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs.
This is the story of Ken Nedimyer, a conservationist focusing on rebuilding coral reefs around the world. You will find little about the causes that necessitate rebuilding, though inferred in the text and somewhat addressed at the end of the book. You will find allusions to problems such as the disappearance of sea urchins. Again, other than a line in the end notes about what "some scientists think" in regard to the role of sea urchins, the issue is raised but then dropped.
Also somewhat perplexing is the coral reef vocabulary. Several of the words defined are never used in the text (exoskeleton, polyp, gametes), while other potentially unfamiliar words (invertebrates, epoxy) are not explained. That said, the additional information - "What happened to the coral reefs?" / "How can kids help?" - "Read more" - "Explore online" - "Articles" - can be helpful in filling in the gaps not addressed in the text.
Again, if you focus on Nedimyer's concepts for rebuilding reefs, you will encounter exactly what you expected. If you want a deeper explanation about the challenges facing the reefs, their ecosystems, and other solutions, you won't really find it here.
This is the story of Ken Nedimyer, a conservationist focusing on rebuilding coral reefs around the world. You will find little about the causes that necessitate rebuilding, though inferred in the text and somewhat addressed at the end of the book. You will find allusions to problems such as the disappearance of sea urchins. Again, other than a line in the end notes about what "some scientists think" in regard to the role of sea urchins, the issue is raised but then dropped.
Also somewhat perplexing is the coral reef vocabulary. Several of the words defined are never used in the text (exoskeleton, polyp, gametes), while other potentially unfamiliar words (invertebrates, epoxy) are not explained. That said, the additional information - "What happened to the coral reefs?" / "How can kids help?" - "Read more" - "Explore online" - "Articles" - can be helpful in filling in the gaps not addressed in the text.
Again, if you focus on Nedimyer's concepts for rebuilding reefs, you will encounter exactly what you expected. If you want a deeper explanation about the challenges facing the reefs, their ecosystems, and other solutions, you won't really find it here.