Thursday, January 9, 2014

Lemke, Amy J. Snorkeling with Sea-Bots.


Lemke, Amy J.  Snorkeling with Sea-Bots.  Capstone/Stone Arch     2013  32p   ISBN 978-1-4342-4030-9  elem  VG    Graphic novel

One day Kolten’s parents decide to spend a day at the beach, and Kolten sees this as an opportunity to go snorkeling.  He leaves his parents relaxing on the beach and heads into the water.  At first all he sees are beautiful fish and other sea animals.  The undersea beauty is breathtaking, but he almost misses seeing a mysterious button on the sea floor.  When he touches it, the button turns into a robot with multiple arms and legs.  The robot takes Kolten’s hand and takes him to an underwater kingdom where everything is about robots and they live in a dome. The robots give him a tour, and Kolten is amazed at all the wonders he sees in this world, but it is time to go home before he is missed.

The book includes sections entitled “Word Power, “Graphic Descriptions of the Action in the Story, “Game Time and “Draw Comics.               

Summary: Kolten is looking forward to a day at the beach. While his parents are relaxing on the beach he heads for the water to go snorkeling. The things he sees under the water are magical.

Fantasy, Robots-Graphic fiction                                   --Magna Diaz

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