Notable Books of 2009.

DOWN, DOWN, DOWN A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea. Written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins .Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. $17. (Ages 4 to 8) Through a magical use of cut paper, Jenkins takes the reader on a voyage to the deepest part of the ocean. Multilayered and multicolored, bizarre creatures almost seem to move on the page: flying squid, cold-eyed mackerel and lacy, bioluminescent siphonophores (lighted up like Broadway bulbs). Helpful descriptions both inform and entertain. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]