 | Gracie under the waves (with TX Bluebonnet Logo) Author: Park, Linda Sue | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
Gracie loves floating above underwater reefs, watching colorful fish dart in and out of the coral. She convinces her parents to let her plan a family vacation to Roatan, Honduras, where they can snorkel together. Things come to a screeching halt when Gracie hurts her leg, and all her carefully made plans start to come apart. Worse still, she learns the reef itself is in serious danger. Gracie wants to help the reef. How can she possibly make a difference?
| Illustrator: | Vee, Maxine |
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 4.70 Points: 5.0 Quiz: 551454 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (-) (08/01/24)
School Library Journal (12/06/24)
Booklist (08/01/24)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/09/24)
The Hornbook (00/11/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 08/01/2024 Sixth-grader and coral-reef enthusiast Gracie Kim daydreams of a trip to the Maldives, a place she has determined has the best snorkeling sites in the world. Instead, she convinces her family to spend spring break in another lively spot for this sport: Roatán, a Honduran island. Once she, her parents, and her annoying younger brother arrive at the beach, the story becomes more travelogue than plotted narrative, focusing on the reef's inhabitants, their endangered status, and efforts to restore this fragile ecosystem. Park vividly describes the thrill of being surrounded by amazing marine creatures, the damage Gracie observes on the reefs, and the hazards of a jellyfish bloom. The latter experience provides some drama for the story, as does an infected coral scrape on Gracie's leg that keeps her stuck on land for several days. Illustrated with black-line spot art featuring the flora and fauna described and appended with an author's note explaining Park's personal experiences snorkeling, this should be popular with readers planning their own marine adventures. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
