Ocean Bestiary

Book Review| March 01 2024 Ocean Bestiary: Meeting Marine Life from Abalone to Orca to Zooplankton Ocean Bestiary: Meeting Marine Life from Abalone to Orca to Zooplankton. By Richard J. King. 2023. The University of Chicago Press. (ISBN 9780226818030). 307 pp. Hardcover. 22. 50. Kirstin Milks, Kirstin Milks Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frank Brown Cloud, Frank Brown Cloud Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Kristin Hudlow Kristin Hudlow science instructor Centennial High School, 8601 Hageman Road, Bakersfield, CA 93309 khudlow@kernhigh. org Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar khudlow@kernhigh. org The American Biology Teacher (2024) 86 (3): 179. https: //doi. org/10. 1525/abt. 2024. 86. 3. 179 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures Ocean Bestiary: Meeting Marine Life from Abalone to Orca to Zooplankton. The American Biology Teacher 1 March 2024; 86 (3): 179. doi: https: //doi. org/10. 1525/abt. 2024. 86. 3. 179 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search At first glance, Ocean Bestiary looks like an adult alphabet book using marine life as its theme. To some degree that is true; however, each description of a marine organism includes a story about a personal interaction with the creature, as well as an illustration by the author. The stories are of scientists, sailors, captains, cooks, explorers, fishermen, philosophers, and others who have encountered the different organisms. Along with a variety of occupations, many cultures are represented throughout the book. In the classroom, these culturally embedded practices and references can provide examples from a diversity of locations, eras, and perspectives. For example, in the chapter "Halibut, " the person featured is Winslow Homer, who is painting a scene where there are a pair of halibut in the back of the boat. The author describes Homer's journey to Massachusetts, where he was researching the fish he was painting, and of the stories. . . You do not currently have access to this content.