Overview
With her home under threat from a warming ocean, Zobi, a brave rhizobia bacterium, teams up with a family of slow but steady Zoox (zooxanthellae). As the coral bleaches, everyone begins to starve... Can Zobi and the Zoox work together to save the day? This beautifully illustrated science-adventure story, set on the Great Barrier Reef, was originally published in 2015, but has been extensively re-written and revised to delight and captivate primary school-aged readers. Zobi and the Zoox: A Story of Coral Bleaching is the first in the new Small Friends Books series – Stories of Partnership and Cooperation in Nature. Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 8-12. Winner, The 2019 Whitley Medal
Full Product Details
Author: Ailsa Wild ,
Aviva Reed ,
Briony Barr ,
Gregory Crocetti
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 23.00cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9781486309603
ISBN 10: 1486309607
Pages: 44
Publication Date: 01 June 2018
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children's (6-12)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Aviva Reed's wonderfully liquid illustrations infuse the microbial world with life, colour and a sense of movement; they clearly communicate the complexities of an interconnected and interdependent ecosystem. --Tessa Wooldridge (review of 2015 edition), The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Reading Time I felt like I was a piece of coral and I was just watching all these little things going on in the mucus. I really felt like I was a part of it. --Bodhi Harper, 11 yrs old Zobi and the Zoox is exquisite. --Robyn Williams, ABC Science Show
I felt like I was a piece of coral and I was just watching all these little things going on in the mucus. I really felt like I was a part of it. --Bodhi Harper, 11 yrs old Aviva Reed's wonderfully liquid illustrations infuse the microbial world with life, colour and a sense of movement; they clearly communicate the complexities of an interconnected and interdependent ecosystem. --Tessa Wooldridge (review of 2015 edition), The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Reading Time Zobi and the Zoox is exquisite. --Robyn Williams, ABC Science Show
Author Information
Ailsa Wild creates stories for theatre and paper pages. She loves collaborating with acrobats, scientists and children and her favourite question is ... But why? Aviva Reed is a multi-disciplinary visual ecologist who creates immersive experiences to explore complex science. Briony Barr is a conceptual artist, designer and interdisciplinary thinker, who is fascinated in the relationships between large and small. Gregory Crocetti combines his microbial ecology experience with science education skills in an attempt to teach the world that microbes are marvellous.
