"Life in a Coral Reef" by Wendy Pfeffer

This book is a great example of how a nonfiction book can still be presented in a "storybook" manner. There is a storyline presented that consists of all true facts and information about the organisms living in a coral reef. I liked this book because it gave an in-depth look at coral reefs and would still keep the attention of a younger reader. I also really liked that the book ran through a typical "day in the reef". It describes the plants and animals that you would enounter as you wandered through a reef along the bottom. Before reading this book I knew what I thought was a decent amount about coral reefs, but after reading I realized that I learned a lot and didn't know very much! This was interesting to me because a book as simple as this still taught information to me. This is something I might share with my students because they would probably find it interesting that even a picture book can teach an adult new information. This book could also be used in a science lesson to research and investigate the threats on coral reefs that have existed and still exist today. The last couple pages of the book have facts, famous coral reefs, and information about the threats that make them endangered.