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Teaming with life, coral reefs are among the most beautiful and unusual places in the natural world. Coral reefs are found in tropical waters around the world. From fringe reefs to barrier reefs to atolls, here is information about how the reefs are formed, how they grow, and how the many different kinds of plants and animals live in their special environment.
Coral Reefs is written by Gail Gibbons. This is one among several of her books that she has written about nature. Some of her other books are Tornadoes, Corn, Snakes, Elephants of Africa, and Dinosaurs to mention a few. These are Science Books and for the nature lover and scientist in the elementary level.
Gail Gibbons has been described as having a face that holds wonder like a cup." It is out of this natural curiosity for how things work and how things are made that she has based a successful career as an author and illustrator of children’s books. From life on a fishing island Surrounded by Sea to the history and makings of kites Catch The Wind, she has taught children – and adults – about the inner workings of things and places in our environment.
As a child growing up in Chicago, Gail was always asking how does that work?" She created her first picture book at the age of four. It was four pages long and bound together with yarn. Recognizing Gail’s artistic talents, her kindergarten teacher alerted Gail’s parents to it, and Gail began taking art lessons. Soon thereafter she started writing her own stories. After high school graduation Gail attended the University of Illinois where she studied graphic design. Upon graduation she went to work for a small TV station doing graphic work and later moved to New York City where she worked on " Take a Giant Step" the children’s show that was the forerunner to PBS’ "The Electric Company." The children that participated in the show were the first to suggest that Gail should create children’s books. And that is exactly what she did.
http://www.gailgibbons.com/