Dive into the underwater world of marine animals! Written directly to the student, the gentle conversational style makes Zoology 2 perfect for elementary children to read on their own, or for family reading times with mom. Presenting information with a strong creationist viewpoint, this detailed book contains chapters on aquatic animals, whales, seals, fish, sharks, reptiles, Cephalopods and many other creatures you didn't even know existed! Narration may be easily used with younger children; notebooking and "ocean box" activities are included at the end of each chapter. Household labs develop the skills needed to conduct scientifically valid experiments in any field, while magnificent photos bring the ocean right into your classroom. 235 pages, indexed hardcover with answers to the narrative questions included.

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Reviewed by Jennifer Parker (Rockvale, TN), March 11, 2010

My son loves the Apologia science books! This is our second one. They are put together really well, and fun to learn from. I like how they allow you to get really in depth on a subject for a whole semester rather than just dabbing into something for a lesson without really getting into it like so many books do. It also helps with planning too.

Reviewed by Susan Mcdaniel (Oviedo, FL), January 13, 2010

My 3 and 5 yr old children love this book. I just read one or two small sections with them once every few days before bedtime. We go to sea world so they have an interest in whales etc. They say to do Zoo 1 first, but I skip anything that they wouldn't understand yet, when they are older, I will do the whole Zoo 1 with them and then go back to this one.

Reviewed by Becky (Texas), December 03, 2009

Perfect for early elementary 2-5 grades. The illustrations are amazing and the text is very easy to follow without dumbing down on vocabulary or content. Optional experiments reinforce key concepts (and are fun!). I have not had to buy anything for the experiments with the exception of plaster of paris and some batteries. We did elect to do the experiment with tadpoles, which I found at a nearby creek, but you can opt out of that and still get much out of that chapter. Kids get to create their own ocean as well, by creating an ocean box out of a cardboard box, construction paper and their imagination. We did "Swimming Creatures" after studying "Flying Creatures for 3 month. We will finish "Flying Creatures" this spring- it's the best time as it involves bugs, and then start next fall with the last three chapter of "Swimming".

Reviewed by Dereck Hall (Commerce, GA), August 19, 2009

My boys love marine life so of course this has been our favorite science book so far. I love the notebooking pages that help put their thoughts into words. And the boys love the experiments and "try this" found throughout the chapters.

Reviewed by Carla Murphy (Nashville Tn), July 22, 2009

My son would rather do this book over the other books in his schooling. I constantly have to take this book away from him especially if he is avoiding a class. This is his MOST FAVORITE BOOK and has thing nearly memorized. I love the photos and the clear examples given. I have learned a lot and he has as well.

Reviewed by Christy Miller (Ponce De Leon, FL), June 12, 2009

GREAT book. We were hesitant about straying from last years science curriculum but when this arrived I KNEW I had made the right decision for our visual learner. What a GREAT detailed book. It surpasses everything I've seen so far and I cant wait to begin using it.

Reviewed by Jill Woodward (Covington, GA), June 11, 2009

We've already used the Botany book in this series. My son, who is fascinated by everything that lives in the water, is really looking forward to his Science studies in the coming school year. The format of the book makes the material very accessible.

Reviewed by Janelle Engle (Gravette, AR), January 21, 2009

I love this book. my girls beg me to do science every afternoon. it's formatted well for easy reading, the activities are fun and easy for the kids to do. but the best part is knowing they are learning! they quoted facts from their book while we were watching animal planet, that was so great! And they are learning to see God's hand in our world like they never did in public school.

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