![]() ![]() The way the light comes down from the sky, and forests of kelp are like forests of trees, and the forest floor has red seaweeds and pink seaweeds - it just totally captured my imagination." The award-winning writer, several of whose books have been on environmental themes, dived into this underwater world again and again. Baker herself discovered this "mystical, magical" world while swimming in Tasmania with a mask and snorkel. " Australian writer and illustrator Jeannie Baker's latest storybook for children, The Hidden Forest takes us beneath the seas to surface into a forest of kelp as marvellous as the rainforests which stand above the ground. ![]() To his surprise, Ben finds himself floating above a mysterious underwater forest that sways back and forth with the rolling of the waves. He worries about what might be lurking below and cautiously lowers himself into the sea. Ben gazes at the surface of the water but it's like a mirror. Even adult readers may be compelled to run a finger over the pages of Jeannie Baker's fabulously textured books, writes MARGIE THOMSON. ![]()
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