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Coral Reefs
Earle, Sylvia A.
A brief introduction to coral reefs, including where they are found, how they grow, what lives in them, their importance, and efforts being made to protect and restore them.
Secret Seahorse
Blackstone, Stella.
A sea horse leads the reader past coral reefs and underwater creatures to a sea horse family hidden in a cave. Includes notes on coral reefs and various marine animals.
Mister Seahorse
Carle, Eric.
After Mrs. Seahorse lays her eggs on Mr. Seahorse’s belly, he drifts through the water, greeting other fish fathers who are taking care of their eggs.
Gilbert The Great
Clarke, Jane
Gilbert, a great white shark, plays with Raymond, a tiny fish, every day. But who will Gilbert play with when Raymond’s family moves away?
The Great Barrier Reef
Kummer, Patricia K.
Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, peoples, and environmental issues of the Great Barrier Reef”–Provided by publisher.
The Fantastic Undersea Life Of Jacques Cousteau
Yaccarino, Dan.
This exciting picture book biography introduces young readers to Jacques Cousteau, the world’s ambassador of the oceans.
Dark Day In The Deep Sea
MERLIN MISSIONS series
When eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, join a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures.
Ally The Dolphin Fairy
RAINBOW MAGIC FAIRIES Series
The Ocean Fairies keep all the sea creatures safe and happy! But when the goblins shatter their enchanted conch shell, seven magical sea creatures leave to search for the pieces. The Ocean Fairies must find the shells…and their animal friends! Ally’s dolphin friend, Echo, is guarding a shell near the aquarium. Can Rachel and Kirsty help track him down?
Amelie The Seal Fairy
RAINBOW MAGIC FAIRIES Series
The Ocean Fairies keep all the sea creatures safe and happy! But when the goblins shatter their enchanted conch shell, seven magical sea creatures leave to search for the pieces. The Ocean Fairies must find the shells…and their animal friends! Silky the seal discovered a piece of the shell near the beach! Now Amelie the Seal Fairy just has to find Silky. But will the goblins get in the way?
Manatee Blues
VET VOLUNTEERS Series
Brenna, Maggie, and Zoe go to Florida to visit a manatee rescue center, where they learn about these endangered marine mammals.
Life In The Ocean
Nivola, Claire A.
A picture book biography tells the story of Sylvia Earle’s growing passion for the wonders of the sea and how her ocean exploration and advocacy have made her known around the world.
Fly Guy Presents
Arnold, Tedd.
Fly Guy is buzzing over to the aquarium today. Come along to learn all about sharks!
Sylvia Earle
Fertig, Dennis
Provides a look at the work of ground-breaking conservationist, Sylvia Earle, and her work to protect oceans and ocean life, covering her inspiration, methods, findings, and the impact of her work.
Secret Of The Water Dragon
DRAGON MASTERS Series
When Drake discovers that his friend and fellow Dragon Master, Bo, is trying to steal the Dragon Stone, he wonders if the dark wizard might be behind it, and he must try to find a way to protect the stone while keeping Bo’s family out of danger.
Wild Sea Creatures
Kratt, Martin
The Kratt Brothers use their creature powers to swim with sharks, whales, and other wild sea creatures, in a book that identifies the characteristics of sperm whales, tiger sharks, blowfish, and dolphins.
Who Was Jacques Cousteau?
WHO WAS…? Series
Looks at the life of Jacques Cousteau, examining his early life, his role in the invention of SCUBA gear, his ocean exploration, and his legacy.
The Boy Who Cried Shark
SHARK SCHOOL Series
Harry Hammer thinks he sees a fierce great white shark near Shark Point. He sounds the alarm and everyone panics! Turns out it’s just an old basking shark, and now everyone is furious. After a couple more minnow-size mistakes, Harry sees a real great white shark and it’s trouble”–Page 4 of cover.
Treading Water
VET VOLUNTEERS Series
When they find abandoned ducklings, the vet volunteers must educate the community about keeping baby animals as Easter pets while also teaching the ducklings how to swim.
Grandmother Fish
Tweet, Jonathan
Where did we come from? It’s a simple question, but not so simple an answer to explain — especially to young children. Charles Darwin’s theory of common descent no longer needs to be a scientific mystery to inquisitive young readers. Meet Grandmother Fish. Told in a call and response text where a child can wiggle like a fish or hoot like an ape and brought to life by vibrant artwork, this book takes children and adults through the history of life on our planet and explains how we are all connected. The book also includes comprehensive backmatter, including an elaborate illustration of the evolutionary tree of life; helpful science notes for parents; and how to explain natural selection to a child.
Super Narwhal And Jelly Jolt
Clanton, Ben
Where did we come from? It’s a simple question, but not so simple an answer to explain — especially to young children. Charles Darwin’s theory of common descent no longer needs to be a scientific mystery to inquisitive young readers. Meet Grandmother Fish. Told in a call and response text where a child can wiggle like a fish or hoot like an ape and brought to life by vibrant artwork, this book takes children and adults through the history of life on our planet and explains how we are all connected. The book also includes comprehensive backmatter, including an elaborate illustration of the evolutionary tree of life; helpful science notes for parents; and how to explain natural selection to a child.
In The Deep Blue Sea
Nye, Bill
Jack, his genius siblings, and inventor Hank Witherspoon go to Hawaii and help technology billionaire Ashley Hawking find out who is sabotaging her revolutionary electric plant that harvests energy from the deep ocean. Includes facts about the deep ocean,the scientific process, and green power, as well as instructions for an experiment.
Under The Sea
Patchett, Fiona
Describes the different types of animals that live in and around the sea, and explains how they eat, swim, breathe, and evade predators.
Sharks
Flood, Joe
Presented in comic book format, this in-depth introduction to sharks examines their undersea terrain, their cunning adaptability, and their staggering variety. Includes glossary.
Manfish
Berne, Jennifer.
Before Jacques Cousteau became an internationally known oceanographer and champion of the seas, he was a curious little boy. In this biography, poetic text and paintings combine to create a portrait of Jacques Cousteau.
Coral Reefs
Wicks, Maris
This absorbing look at ocean science covers the biology of coral reefs as well as their ecological importance.”–Amazon.com.
Aquicorn Cove
O’Neill, Katie
Unable to rely on the adults in her storm-ravaged seaside town, a young girl must protect a colony of magical seahorse-like creatures she discovers in the coral reef… A heartfelt story about learning to be a guardian to yourself and those you love. When Lana and her father return to their seaside hometown to help clear the debris of a big storm, Lana remembers how much she’s missed the ocean–and the strong, reassuring presence of her aunt. As Lana explores the familiar beach, she discovers something incredible: a colony of Aquicorns, small magical seahorse-like creatures that live in the coral reef. Lana rescues an injured Aquicorn and cares for it with the help of her aunt, who may know more about these strange creatures than she’s willing to admit. But when a second storm threatens to reach the town, choices made many years ago about how to coexist with the sea start to rise to the surface. Lana realizes she will need to find the strength to stand on her own, even when it means standing up to the people who she has always relied on to protect her.
Clark The Shark: Too Many Treats
Hale, Bruce
When Clark’s mom makes brownies for school, Clark cannot stop himself from eating the delicious treat.
The Disappearing Otters
SEASIDE SANCTUARY Series
Elsa Roth is delighted with the sanctuary’s five new river otters, but much less thrilled with the new volunteers, especially a sullen, troubled boy named Anson with a badly scarred face–and when the otters start going missing one of the other volunteers accuses him of stealing them, but Elsa is sure that he is not responsible, and she is determined to clear him, and find the real thief.
A Dolphin Named Star
SEASIDE SANCTUARY Series
Seaside Sanctuary Marine Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina has a wild pen which is supposed to be healthier for the marine animals brought there, but the three new dolphins are getting sick and no one can explain why; Elsa Roth, whose parents work at the sanctuary, is convinced that a local chemical plant is to blame, but since the water tests do not show contamination she is having trouble getting the adults to believe her–and if she is going to save a dolphin called Star she will have to find some way to prove her theory.
A First Book Of The Sea
Davies, Nicola
A collection of fifty-three original poems that celebrate the sea in all its changing moods.
Coral
Idle, Molly Schaar
A disagreement between Coral, Filly, and Manta, three young mermaids who work together to build and safeguard the reef that is their home, must quickly be set right.
A Whale Of The Wild
Parry, Rosanne
For [the killer whale] Vega and her family, salmon is life. And Vega is learning to be a salmon finder, preparing for the day when she will be her family’s matriarch. But then she and her brother Deneb are separated from their pod when a devastating earthquake and tsunami render the seascape unrecognizable. Vega must use every skill she has to lead her brother back to their family. The young orcas face a shark attack, hunger, the deep ocean, and polluted waters on their journey. Will Vega become the leader she’s destined to be?”–Publisher’s description.
Hide!
Henry, Steve
Illustrations and easy-to-read text follow Pat, a fish, as he is caught by a shark, rescued by his friend Mike the elephant, and called on to return the favor.
Orca In Open Water
SEASIDE SANCTUARY Series
Elsa Roth and her best friend, Olivia, are accompanying Elsa’s mother on an expedition to study the diet of orcas in the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest, where they are soon caught up in the drama surrounding August, a young orca calf, who has gotten separated from his pod–the marine mammal sanctuary wants to rescue and rehabilitate him for a quick return to his own pod when they can be found, but the local Oceanarium wants to keep him for display.
