Cirrus@Austlit

'As I lay my head to sleep; The colour blue begins to seep; Inside my mind, inside my soul; Feeling weightless, lost control.'

When daylight fades and the night shift clocks on, an underwater symphony begins. Polyps start popping to a funky sea groove, sea slugs shimmy and alien angels fly into view. The reef at night is teaming with energy and wildlife, all working together to create an underwater masterpiece.

Kim Michelle Toft brings an array of extraordinary reef creatures to life through her vivid hand painted silk illustrations and catchy rhythmic prose, highlighting the urgency of the preservation of the world's critically endangered reef habitats. (Source: Back cover)

Swim, count and sing through a kaleidoscope of colour and coral as Kim Michelle Toft delivers another stunning picture information book set on the world's beautiful, but fragile reef ecosystems.Adapted from Arthur Hamilton's classic rainbow song I Can Sing A Rainbow, the reader will be both enchanted and challenged to find and identify a myriad of unique ocean inhabitants.Each illustration a highly detailed hand painted silk and each showcasing the animals who need our immediate help and protection.

"Dive in and you will find

A sea of words to learn

The letters and their animals

On every page you turn" (Source: back cover)

'Unique handpainted silk illustrations shimmer from page to page.

'Informative tongue twisters written using alliteration will delight all ages' (Publication summary)

"In a wondrous world deep within a coral reef, the magical creatures of the sea assemble for a contest all of their own. Each one has a special skill, a magic trick, to show their friends. Whose will be judged as the most clever, and the most amazing? Who will win the contest, and become Reef Superstar?" (Book jacket)

Nine different habitats and forty-five fascinating creatures feature in this spectacular portrayal of the rare and fragile beauty of North Queensland. Search through the ecosystems, discover the unique creatures and find out how these environmental worlds interact. (Source: Trove)

I am Turtle.

My eyes are black, my shell is green.

Wide ocean calls me, as I lie curled in the dark.

Tides roar in my blood, surf pounds in my heart.

A lyrical journey of the life of a Green Turtle from hatchling beneath the sand of a coral beach, through wanderings at sea, to adulthood and returning to lay eggs of its own. (Source: Back cover)

"Try to guess the identity of a mysterious creature with a most unusual birth! Graceful verses and stunning illustrations convey the wonder and beauty of the oceanic world." (Source: back cover)