Bloom

"Luna is a lively jellyfish with a zest for life. She likes playing with her friends, going off to explore her watery world, telling stories on her return. She's also observant. She notices the changes that are happening around her which, at first, confuse and then greatly trouble her. Perhaps, when she finds why and where her friends have gone, she'll understand why the ocean is changing so. She finds Hermit who tells her that 'the waters are warming and the waves are carrying things that don't belong here'. The problem is too big for a little one to solve, but for a bloom... This book has a potent message: if together we care for the environment, beauty and balance will be restored. Read it to a key stage 1 class any time, but use it, too, when looking at humanity's impact on the natural world. Julia Seal's writing is uncomplicated, and her illustrations are gorgeous. She even manages to inject some humour and emotion into the subject of climate change and ocean degradation. Jane Re"