The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef

This is the last book of 4 in the original series that inspired the TV show and it differs slightly to what you get on the show.The Octonauts are preparing to holiday in the Great Reef City, built on coral, when a look out of their Octopod reveals the reef is a ghost-town and bleached instead of colourful and thriving with sea life... The Octonauts enter the City to investigate.The last remaining occupant - a wise, old turtle, tells the Octonauts how the ghost town developed. Four of the Octonauts help him to relocate his home and they tour through the tropics to find him a suitable new location. In this book the Octonauts teach the kids the importance of the relationship between the sea animals, plants and animal habitats.This is the Octonauts so there is an environmental protection message in all 4 original books, but the message is strongest in this one. There is no subtle double meaning. This one is direct, yet it is delivered gently and with colourful, lovely characters.The illustrations are gorgeous throughout the book and they are packed with details you may miss the first time, and pick up on the second and subsequent readings. The colours are so pretty and bright, and there is a clever play on words in the illustrations that older readers appreciate. There is a sharp contrast between the healthy environment and the Ghost Reef.Once again, the book required rotation several times to view the illustrations and text, and this added interest.The “end paper” (blue portraits of the Octonauts) at the front of the book differs to the end paper at the back of the book. I love that attention to little details.Did you see the special message at the bottom of the Dedication page?This book is a winner in our home.

This is a bit of a weird story. If you like the octonauts TV programme then you may find this as well.The TV program is tries to be quite factual and teach about creatures under the sea, but this is more fantasy themed and not reality based at all! (accepting the program is about a polar bear, penguin and a cat who go on adventures under the seas)!

Another great story from this tv favourite series.

Another story from the Octonauts authors beautiful illustrations

I recommend this book to any children who love the Octonauts. This book is beautifully presented,i found the pictures superbly doneand it is a very lovely story.

My little boy loves to watch Octonauts and recently started reading the books. They are bright and colourful and easy for small children to read and understand.