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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 When Elephants Lived in the Sea
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'How and why did elephants learn to swim? Could it be that they were once marine creatures? This genuinely unique and fascinating book uses both print and full colour illustration to trace the evolution of the elephant from its prehistoric marine beginnings to the water-loving-land animal we know today. The story line is simple but poetic while the illustrations are scientifically informative yet highly imaginative. A beautiful book to read aloud to children or explore visually.' (Google Books)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • South Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Lothian , 2006 .
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      Extent: 30p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0734408420

Works about this Work

The Artful Interpretation of Science through Picture Books Kerry Mallan , Amy Cross , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Picture Books and Beyond 2014; (p. 41-60)

There is a common belief that science is about objective facts while literature expresses subjective opinions and emotions. Increasingly the gap between science and literature is becoming smaller as artistic imagination and scientific inquiry enjoy unprecedented attention in the publishing world and in the media. Picture books that engage with science offer children and teachers ways of understanding science differently. This chapter will use a number of picture books to illustrate how texts for children are opening up artistic ways for developing science understanding in content areas and encouraging general capabilities with respect to information and communication technology, critical and creative thinking, and possibly numeracy. It will also demonstrate the many common features that science and literature share such as communicating curiosity, passion and awe to inspire and instruct young readers about scientific discoveries and the wonders of the world in which they live.

The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2007 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 5-12)
Untitled Chloe Mauger , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 21 no. 3 2006; (p. 33)

— Review of When Elephants Lived in the Sea Jane Godwin , 2006 single work picture book
Untitled David Murphy , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 50 no. 3 2006; (p. 24)

— Review of When Elephants Lived in the Sea Jane Godwin , 2006 single work picture book
The Art of Communication Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 283 2006; (p. 62-64)

— Review of Woolvs in the Sitee Margaret Wild , 2005 single work picture book ; The Wrong Thing Isobelle Carmody , 2006 single work picture book ; Dimity Dumpty : The Story of Humpty's Little Sister Bob Graham , 2006 single work picture book ; Pip and the Convict Nigel Gray , 2005 single work picture book ; The Boy Who Built the Boat Ross Mueller , 2006 single work picture book ; Grandad's Phase Archimede Fusillo , 2006 single work picture book ; The Smallest Bilby and the Midnight Star Nette Hilton , 2006 single work picture book ; Mustara Rosanne Hawke , 2006 single work picture book ; My Home in Kakadu Jane Christophersen , 2005 single work picture book ; When Elephants Lived in the Sea Jane Godwin , 2006 single work picture book ; Home Narelle Oliver , 2006 single work picture book
Untitled Katharine England , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 July 2006; (p. 10)

— Review of When Elephants Lived in the Sea Jane Godwin , 2006 single work picture book
The Art of Communication Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 283 2006; (p. 62-64)

— Review of Woolvs in the Sitee Margaret Wild , 2005 single work picture book ; The Wrong Thing Isobelle Carmody , 2006 single work picture book ; Dimity Dumpty : The Story of Humpty's Little Sister Bob Graham , 2006 single work picture book ; Pip and the Convict Nigel Gray , 2005 single work picture book ; The Boy Who Built the Boat Ross Mueller , 2006 single work picture book ; Grandad's Phase Archimede Fusillo , 2006 single work picture book ; The Smallest Bilby and the Midnight Star Nette Hilton , 2006 single work picture book ; Mustara Rosanne Hawke , 2006 single work picture book ; My Home in Kakadu Jane Christophersen , 2005 single work picture book ; When Elephants Lived in the Sea Jane Godwin , 2006 single work picture book ; Home Narelle Oliver , 2006 single work picture book
Untitled David Murphy , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 50 no. 3 2006; (p. 24)

— Review of When Elephants Lived in the Sea Jane Godwin , 2006 single work picture book
Untitled Chloe Mauger , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 21 no. 3 2006; (p. 33)

— Review of When Elephants Lived in the Sea Jane Godwin , 2006 single work picture book
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2007 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 5-12)
The Artful Interpretation of Science through Picture Books Kerry Mallan , Amy Cross , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Picture Books and Beyond 2014; (p. 41-60)

There is a common belief that science is about objective facts while literature expresses subjective opinions and emotions. Increasingly the gap between science and literature is becoming smaller as artistic imagination and scientific inquiry enjoy unprecedented attention in the publishing world and in the media. Picture books that engage with science offer children and teachers ways of understanding science differently. This chapter will use a number of picture books to illustrate how texts for children are opening up artistic ways for developing science understanding in content areas and encouraging general capabilities with respect to information and communication technology, critical and creative thinking, and possibly numeracy. It will also demonstrate the many common features that science and literature share such as communicating curiosity, passion and awe to inspire and instruct young readers about scientific discoveries and the wonders of the world in which they live.

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