Book Category: Ocean/Marine

  • Saving Hawaii’s Honu
    Non-Fiction

    Leslie Ann Hayashi
    Trace the work of the first scientist to count the sea turtles of Hawaii, learning that there were only 67 remaining turtles! Watch the Island’s people pass laws, change customs and livelihoods, and support marine life as a result.
    Ages: 4-8
    ISBN 13: 978-1478868514
    Non-fiction

    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine
    Keywords:     Hawaii, sea turtles
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pearls in the Sand: Protecting Sea Turtles in Oaxaca
    Non-Fiction

    Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez
    From the author and illustrator of the Ezra Jack Keats honor recipient Benito Juarez Fights for Justice, comes a deeply heartfelt picture book about sea turtle conservation efforts in Oaxaca, Mexico.
    Ages: 4-8
    ISBN 13: 978-1250257789

    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine
    Keywords:     Mexico, sea turtles
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Silver Shadow
    Fiction

    Mariesa Dulak, author; Alea Marley, illustrator
    Set in Barbados, a shy young girl stands up for a juvenile Caribbean shark against bullies who want to capture and sell it.
    Fiction, Picture Book
    Ages: 3-7
    ISBN 13: 978-1536239409

    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine
    Keywords:     Caribbean, sharks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Giant Sea Creatures: Real and Fantastic
    Non-Fiction

    Walters, J.F. 1973.  Joliet Publishing Company.

    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine
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  • Whale and Dolphin
    Non-Fiction

    Serventy, V. 1984. Raintree Children’s Books.

    Category(ies): Mammals, Ocean/Marine
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  • Sea Creatures Do Amazing Things
    Non-Fiction

    Myers, A. 1981. Random House.

    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine
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  • Mister Seahorse
    Fiction

    Carle, E. 2004. Penguin Group (USA).

    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine, Wildlife
    Keywords:     seahorse
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef
    Fiction

    Berkes, M. and J. Canyon. 2004. Dawn Publications.

    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine, Wildlife
    Keywords:     coral reef animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A House for Hermit Crab
    Fiction

    Carle, E. 2002. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.

    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine, Wildlife
    Keywords:     hermit crab/marine animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • One Nighttime Sea
    Non-Fiction

    Rose, D.L. 2003. Scholastic, Inc.

    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine, Wildlife
    Keywords:     nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • World Around Me: Oceans (Baby Einstein)
    Non-Fiction

    Aigner-Clark, J.

    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine, Wildlife
    Keywords:     ocean animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Turtle in the Sea
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2002. Penguin Group (USA).

    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife
    Keywords:     sea turtles
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Beachcombing: Exploring the Seashore
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2004. Penguin Group (USA).

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Ocean/Marine
    Keywords:     beaches
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • On the Way to the Beach
    Fiction

    Cole, H. 2003. Greenwillow Books.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature, Nature Exploration, Ocean/Marine
    Keywords:     aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Dolphins on the Sand
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2008. Penguin Group (USA).

    Category(ies): Mammals, Ocean/Marine
    Keywords:     dolphins
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In One Tidepool: Crabs, Snails and Salty Tails
    Non-Fiction

    Fredericks, A.D. 2002. Dawn Publications.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife
    Keywords:     crabs, snails
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Under the Sea from A to Z
    Non-Fiction

    Doubilet, A. and D. Doubilet. 1991. Random House Children’s Books.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife
    Keywords:     ocean animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Swim the Silver Sea, Joshie Otter
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1997. Penguin Group (USA).

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife
    Keywords:     ocean
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ocean
    Non-Fiction

    Ring, S. 2003. Coughlan Publishing.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine
    Keywords:     ocean
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ocean Life Anemone to Zebra Fish Book & DVD
    Non-Fiction

    Crawley, A. 2007. Reader’s Digest Children’s Publishing.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife
    Keywords:     ocean animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Who Grows Up in the Ocean?: A Book About Ocean Animals and Their Offspring
    Non-Fiction

    Longenecker, T. and M. Carpenter. 2002. Capstone Press, Inc.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife
    Keywords:     ocean animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Seashells by the Seashore
    Fiction

    Berkes, M., and R. Noreika. 2002. Dawn Publications.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature, Ocean/Marine
    Keywords:     seashore
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Look and Learn About Animals in the Ocean
    Non-Fiction

    Bampton, B. 2001. Octopus Publishing Group.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine
    Keywords:     ocean animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Wonder Why the Sea is Salty: And Other Questions About the Oceans
    Non-Fiction

    Ganeri, A. 2003. Kingfisher.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine
    Keywords:     oceans
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Swim Through the Sea
    Non-Fiction

    Pratt-Serafini, K.J. 1994. Dawn Publishing.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine
    Keywords:     oceans
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Did a Dinosaur Drink This Water?
    Non-Fiction

    Wells, R.E. 2006. Albert Whitman & Company.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles, Ocean/Marine, Pond/Lake, Water Quailty
    Keywords:     water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fabulous Fishes
    Non-Fiction

    Stockdale, S. 2008. Peachtree Publishers.

    Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife
    Keywords:     fish
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Hello Fish!: Visiting the Coral Reef
    Non-Fiction

    Earle, S. and W. Henry. 2001. National Geographic Society Children’s Books.

    Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife
    Keywords:     coral reef
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Parrotfish and Sunken Ships: Exploring a Tropical Reef
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2007. HarperCollins Publishers.

    Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife
    Keywords:     tropical reefs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Oil Spill!
    Non-Fiction

    Berger, M. 1994. HarperCollins Publishers.

    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Water Quailty, Wildlife
    Keywords:     oil spills
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade