Nonfiction Center for Marine Conservation. The Ocean Book: Aquarium and Seaside Activities and Ideas for All Ages. Wiley, 1989. 113 p. (978-0471620785, pap.) 5!9. An activity book on the ocean and its inhabitants. Includes experiments, investigations, puzzles, and games. Cousteau, Jacques and Susan Schiefelbein The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus: Exploring and Conserving Our Natural World. St. Martin’s Press, 2007. 320 p. (978-1596914179) Adult. Part adventure story, part manifesto, this is legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau’s passionate plea for sustaining life on earth. Davidson, Avelyn. Beach Biology. Children’s Press, 2008. 36 p. (978-0531154953, pap.) 5!8. Photographs, illustrations, and text introduce children to the beach environment, describing the plants, animals, and fish found on and along the world’s coasts, as well as the natural and man-made forces that shape them. Hutchinson, Stephen. Oceans: A Visual Guide. Firefly, 2008. 303 p. (978-1554074273, pap.) Gr. 6+. An illustrated guide to the world's oceans that discusses their formation, exploration, marine life, and the human impact on them, conservation, and other related topics. Kaplan, Eugene. Sensuous Seas: Tales of a Marine Biologist. Princeton University Press, 2006. 271 p. (978-0691125602) Adult. Presents a memoir and a collection of essays from marine biologist Eugene Kaplan that describes various sea creatures that inhabit the oceans, and contains 150 illustrated drawings. Olmstead, Kathleen. Jacques Cousteau: A Life under the Sea. Sterling, 2008. 128 p. (978-1402744402, pap.) Gr. 6!9. A trip into the life and undersea world of pioneering oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. Pernetta, John. Guide to the Oceans (Firefly Pocket Series). Firefly, 2004. 240 p. (978-1552979426, pap.) Gr. 5+. Presents a guide to the world’s oceans, discussing their origins and evolution, the history of ocean exploration, leisure activities that take place in or near the ocean, ocean life, and resources; and includes an atlas, as well as an encyclopedia of marine life. Reis, Ronald A. Eugenie Clark: Marine Biologist. Ferguson, 2005. 128 p. (978-0816058839) Grades 5!8. Tells Eugenie Clark’s life story, describing her start in marine biology and explaining how she came to be the world's leading shark expert. Also explains how to become a marine biologist and how to become a professional diver. Robinson, Tom. The Everything Kids’ Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice, Float Water, Measure Gravity-Challenge the World Around You! Adams Media, 2001. 133 p. (978-1580625579, pap.) Grades 5!8. A collection of science experiments and activities that teaches children the basic concepts of biology, chemistry, and physics. Rothschild, Susan B. Beachcombers Guide to Gulf Coast Marine Life. Taylor Trade Pub., 2004. Third ed. 179 p. (978-1589790612, pap.) Adult. A practical guide to the marine life of the Gulf coast, and contains detailed drawings of over 300 marine creatures commonly found along the beaches and bays of the Gulf region. Rotman, Jeffrey. Underwater Eden: 365 Days. Abrams, 2007. 744 p. (978-0810993112) Adult. Presents 365 color photos of different kinds of sharks, smaller fish, corals, sea anemones, and other life forms in the earth's oceans, accompanied by informative descriptions. Fiction Avi. True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. HarperCollins, 2004. 240 p. (978-0380728855, pap.) Gr. 5!8. As the lone “young lady” on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious. Fama, Elizabeth. Overboard. Laurel Leaf, 2005. 160 p. (978-0553494365, pap.) Gr. 5!9. Escaping from a sinking ferry in the waters off Sumatra, 14-year-old Emily fights for survival for herself and a young Indonesian boy, who draws courage from his quiet but firm Islamic faith. 44
Farmer, Nancy. Sea of Trolls. Atheneum, 2006. 480 p. (978-0689867460, pap.) Gr. 5!9. After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls. Hobbs, Will. Leaving Protection. HarperCollins, 2005. 192 p. (978-0380733125, pap.) Gr. 6!12. Sixteenyear-old Robbie Daniels, happy to get a job aboard a troller fishing for king salmon off southeastern Alaska, finds himself in danger when he discovers that his mysterious captain is searching for long-buried Russian plaques that lay claim to Alaska and the Northwest. Johnson, Maureen. Girl at Sea. HarperTeen, 2007. 336 p. (978-0060541446) Gr. 9+. High-school junior Clio Ford reluctantly gives up her dream job and a potential first kiss to take a working vacation with her estranged father on a yacht in Italy. Plum-Ucci, Carol. The She. Sandpiper, 2005. 372 p. (978-0152168193) Gr. 8+. After his parents are lost at sea, Evan Barrett and his older brother leave their seaside home in West Hook to escape bad memories, but years later even worse questions emerge when Evan is asked to help a fellow student deal with another searelated tragedy. 45
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