The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor
by Joanna Cole
from Scholastic Paperbacks
When Ms. Frizzle drives the Magic School Bus full speed ahead into the ocean, the class takes a submarine expedition that's anything but ordinary. With a well-meaning lifeguard in tow, the class takes a deep breath and learns about hot water vents, coral reefs, plant and animal life on the ocean floor, and more!
Paddle-to-the-Sea (Sandpiper Books)
by Holling C. Holling
from Houghton Mifflin
A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text and pictures, through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides an excellent geographic and historical picture of the region.
Ocean (DK Eyewitness Books)
by DK Publishing
from DK CHILDREN
New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text!
Here is an exciting and informative guide to the natural history, geology, and exploration of the world's vast oceans. Superb, color photographs of incredible submersibles, realistic models of the sea floor, and the remarkable animals and plants that make up marine life offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the ocean's hidden wealth. See a sea spider crawling on the ocean floor, ocean research vessels in operation, a cuttlefish disappear in a squirt of ink, inside a decompression chamber, and an octopus escaping a predator by jet propulsion. Learn how a monitoring buoy measure temperature, about the world's major currents, why a hermit crab finds a second home, and how the earth's plates form. Discover where the deepest dive was made, the length of a giant tube worm, what fish eat at the bottom of the ocean, how a coral reef is formed, how dead man's fingers got their name, and much, much more.
Water, Water Everywhere (Baby Einstein)
by Julie Aigner-clark
from Disney Press
Charming illustrations and playful rhythmic verse make real-life learning fun by taking babies and toddlers on an adventurous discovery of water and its many sources. Squeezable and floatable, Water, Water, Everywhere can be enjoyed in and out of the tub.
Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion (Scientists in the Field)
by Loree Griffin Burns
from Houghton Mifflin
Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean. The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important scientific data. And with careful analysis, Curt, along with a community of scientists, friends, and beachcombers alike, is using his data to understand and protect our ocean.
In engaging text and unforgettable images, readers meet the woman who started it all (Curt's mother!), the computer program that makes sense of his data (nicknamed OSCURS), and several scientists, both on land and on the sea, who are using Curt's discoveries to preserve delicate marine habitats and protect the creatures who live in them.
Down Comes the Rain (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
by Franklyn M. Branley
from HarperTrophy
After rain comes down, the sun comes out and dries the puddles. But the water isn't gone. The heat from the sun has turned it into water vapor-it has evaporated. Eventually, this moisture in the air condenses to form new clouds. Soon the rain will fall again. Read on to find out all the ups and downpours of the water cycle!
Minn of the Mississippi
by Holling C. Holling
from Houghton Mifflin
The history of the Mississippi River Valley is told in text and pictures through the adventures of Minn, a snapping turtle, as she travels downstream.
A Whale of a Tale!: All About Porpoises, Dolphins, and Whales (Cat in the Hat's Lrning Libry)
by Bonnie Worth
from Random House Books for Young Readers
Onboard a vessel that would make Jacques Cousteau green with envy, the Cat and Co. take to the high seas in search of whales, dolphins, and porpoises—those aquatic mammals known as cetaceans. While learning how cetaceans stay warm without hair, have teeth or baleen, swim in troops, spyhop, spin, breach, and see via ecolocation, kids are introduced to almost 20 different species—including sperm, right, humpback, and blue whales; Gulf, spectacled, and finless porpoise; and boto, common, hourglass, and bottlenose dolphins. A shipshape selection for summer reading!
“The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library shows young readers that books can be entertaining and educational at the same time. This is a wonderful series!” —Barbara Kiefer, Ph.D., Charlotte S. Huck Professor of Children’s Literature, Ohio State University
Ocean Life From A to Z Book and DVD
by Cynthia Stierle
from Reader's Digest
Kids will love this innovative book and DVD package that lets them discover the fascinating underwater world - without ever getting wet! The entry for each letter focuses on the ocean-dwellers that begin with that letter. Kids will find fun facts and interesting tidbits as they pour over the amazing photographs. The 45-minute DVD showcases incredible footage that kids will want to watch over and over again.
Underwater life is a part of all preschool thru high school curriculums! Some preschools and all early grades study the life cycle of the tadpole to frog, and all early grades study the different types of plant and animal marine life - this book and DVD package includes everything they would study and MORE!
Annie's interesting narrative on this DVD clearly explains what it is like to be a captain of a boat, a videographer, and an underwater diver for young children studying 'What Do People Do?" in school!
+ The 32 page book includes more than 50 different sea creatures with tons of beautiful color photographs and fascinating facts on ocean life such as barracudas, kelp forests, predators and prey, parrotfish, sharks, xeno crabs and so much more.
+ DVD in English and Spanish!
+ DVD includes 45 minutes of underwater footage, created and narrated by Annie Crawley, a photographer and videographer-http://anniecrawley.com/
+ The DVD includes 26 different A to Z sea creatures and tons of kid friendly factoids such as "Mouth mackerels are named because of the way they feed. They swim against the current and open their mouths, waiting for their meal to swim inside!"
+ DVD has 3 main parts: Meet Annie - kids can hear all about Annie and watch as she drives her boat, puts on her gear and gets into the ocean; A to Z - filled with cool pictures and fun facts all about ocean life from A to Z; You and The Ocean - kids can watch as Annie and other kids get in the water. DVD footage unavailable anywhere else!
A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History
by Lynne Cherry
from Voyager Books
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