Other editions of book The Hidden Forest

Jeannie Baker, incomparable creator of intricate collage illustrations, invites you to take a plunge with Ben, into the sea ... to see.See what?Underwater forests of kelp.Rocks with strangely beautiful textures.A myriad of fish.The hidden splendour of one of the Earth's last, most alluringly beautiful frontiers.And something totally unexpected!Ben will never see things the same way again. And neither will you.Award: Children's Books 2000-NY Public Lib.

Jeannie Baker, renowned the world over for her stunningly intricate collage constructions, presents another insightful ecological lesson, this time focusing her keen eye on one of the earth's last unexplored frontiers, the sea. When he loses his fish trap on the bottom of the bay, Ben fears what forms of ocean life may lurk beneath his rowboat--until Sophie introduces her reluctant friend to the hidden splendor of what he's been missing: Giant Kelp, a myriad of fish, and the colossal surprise of coming eye-to-eye with a whale! Award: Children's Books 2000-NY Public Lib.