Relevant Books for Oceanography

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Title Author Publisher ISBN#

1.

ANTARTICA

Cowcher, Helen

Sunburst

0805064818

In this representation of the wildlife and landscape of the South Pole, a brief text alerts readers to the destructive effect of humankind’s presence on the lives of seals and penguins that live in those latitudes.

2.

CHARWICK AND THE GARPLEGRUNGEN

Cummings, Priscilla

Tidewater

A book about people polluting the oceans.

3.

DIVE TO THE CORAL REEFS

Tayntor, Elizabeth

Crown

Great examples of corals

4.

DROP AROUND THE WORLD, A

McKinney, Barbara S.

Dawn

0823413640

Take a journey from Maine to Mumbai, with just one raindrop as it touches plant, animal and human life all around the world. Traveling with Drop, readers will see the world, inside and out, from solid, liquid and vaporous viewpoints.

5.

I CAN BE AN OCEANOGRAPHER

Sipiera, Paul

Children’s Press

Good information to teachers and students.

6.

INTO THE SEA

Guiberson, Brenda

Henry Holt

0805064818

The life of a sea turtle from its days as a hatchling on a sandy beach through its return to the same island as an egg-laying adult are chronicled in this book. A perfect choice for an oceanography or endangered species unit. Excellent scientific detail and story.

7.

JESSE'S ISLAND

McFarlane, Sheryl

Orca Book

Great pictures of animals; helps to bring relevant information about islands.

8.

LIFE IN THE OCEAN

Baker, Lucy

Scholastic

Contains facts about sea life and saving the oceans.

9.

MAGIC SCHOOLBUS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, THE

Cole, Joanna

Scholastic

0590414305

Exuding her usual air of competence, Ms. Frizzle drives the magic school bus to the beach, over the sand, and into the waves to take her wisecracking class on a tour of an intertidal zone, the continental shelf, the deep sea bottom, and a coral reef. Degen's paintings feature plenty of colorful (and unobtrusively labeled) sea life. As always, the pace is breathless, the facts well chosen, the excitement of scientific study neatly evoked, and Ms. Frizzle's wardrobe equal to every extraordinary occasion. At the end, her students assemble a bulletin board chart to summarize their observations and--apparently in response to adult anxieties--Cole closes with a quiz clarifying the difference between fact and fiction in the story.

10.

MYSTERIES AND MARVELS OF THE OCEAN LIFE

Morris, Rick

EDCP

0881101494

Good information and facts about sea life.

11.

PADDLE TO SEA

Clancy, Holling

Houghton Mifflin

0395150825

A young Indian boy carves a canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle’s journey through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides an excellent geographic and historical picture of the region.

12.

PRINCE WILLIAM

Rand, Gloria

Henry Holt

Great to be read aloud to K – 4; talks about an oil spill; can be used to make information about EXXON-Valdez oil spill relevant to lower elementary students.

13.

OCEAN BOOK, THE

Center for Marine Conservation

John Wiley & Sons

A great resource for teachers.

14.

SEA, THE: A WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE

Modern

0316083070

Great for elementary students; discusses animal camouflage to sea salt to human interaction.

15.

STRANGE ANIMALS OF THE SEA

National Geographic Action Book

Good for Kindergartners to learn about ocean animals and science.

16.

THEY SWIM THE SEA: THE MYSTERY OF ANIMAL MIGRATION

Seymor, Simon

Browndeer

015292888x

Simon describes the migration of intriguing creatures: eels, spiny lobsters, tuna and salmon. The habits and physical characteristics of these animals are included. Beautiful watercolor illustration.

17.

VOYAGE OF THE FROM, THE

Paulsen, Gary

Yearling Books

0440403642

Paulsen's admirers will be satisfied with his latest survival story, this time set in the open sea. The author ranges through his accustomed territory, focusing on both the actual aspects of the voyage and the wisdom brought on by one boy's isolation in the elements. David Alspeth, 14, sails into the Pacific on the 22-foot Frog to scatter the ashes of the boat's owner, his beloved uncle Owen. A freak storm leaves David adrift for days in which he encounters sharks, a near-collision with a tanker, and the awful dragging loneliness of sitting in a becalmed boat. In that tedium, however, the boy finds a relationship with the boat and the elements themselves, and when the wind returns David discovers how far he has traveled (in more than miles). A unexpected, affirmative ending closes this middle-grade book with one boy's finally knowing where he's been, and where he might be going.

18.

WHAT THE SEA LEFT BEHIND

Carpenter, Mimi

Down East Books

A book about all kinds of shells with great illustrations.

19.

YOUNG SCIENTISTS INVESTIGATE THE SEA, THE

Jennings, Terry

Children’s Press

Great pictures of different marine animals and shells.

Title Author Publisher ISBN#
1.	ANTARTICA	Cowcher, Helen	Sunburst	0805064818
In this representation of the wildlife and landscape of the South Pole, a brief text alerts readers to the destructive effect of humankind’s presence on the lives of seals and penguins that live in those latitudes.
2.	CHARWICK AND THE GARPLEGRUNGEN	Cummings, Priscilla	Tidewater
A book about people polluting the oceans.
3.	DIVE TO THE CORAL REEFS	Tayntor, Elizabeth	Crown
Great examples of corals
4.	DROP AROUND THE WORLD, A	McKinney, Barbara S.	Dawn	0823413640
Take a journey from Maine to Mumbai, with just one raindrop as it touches plant, animal and human life all around the world. Traveling with Drop, readers will see the world, inside and out, from solid, liquid and vaporous viewpoints.
5.	I CAN BE AN OCEANOGRAPHER	Sipiera, Paul	Children’s Press
Good information to teachers and students.
6.	INTO THE SEA	Guiberson, Brenda	Henry Holt	0805064818
The life of a sea turtle from its days as a hatchling on a sandy beach through its return to the same island as an egg-laying adult are chronicled in this book. A perfect choice for an oceanography or endangered species unit. Excellent scientific detail and story.
7.	JESSE'S ISLAND	McFarlane, Sheryl	Orca Book
Great pictures of animals; helps to bring relevant information about islands.
8.	LIFE IN THE OCEAN	Baker, Lucy	Scholastic
Contains facts about sea life and saving the oceans.
9.	MAGIC SCHOOLBUS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, THE	Cole, Joanna	Scholastic	0590414305
Exuding her usual air of competence, Ms. Frizzle drives the magic school bus to the beach, over the sand, and into the waves to take her wisecracking class on a tour of an intertidal zone, the continental shelf, the deep sea bottom, and a coral reef. Degen's paintings feature plenty of colorful (and unobtrusively labeled) sea life. As always, the pace is breathless, the facts well chosen, the excitement of scientific study neatly evoked, and Ms. Frizzle's wardrobe equal to every extraordinary occasion. At the end, her students assemble a bulletin board chart to summarize their observations and--apparently in response to adult anxieties--Cole closes with a quiz clarifying the difference between fact and fiction in the story.
10.	MYSTERIES AND MARVELS OF THE OCEAN LIFE	Morris, Rick	EDCP	0881101494
Good information and facts about sea life.
11.	PADDLE TO SEA	Clancy, Holling	Houghton Mifflin	0395150825
A young Indian boy carves a canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle’s journey through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides an excellent geographic and historical picture of the region.
12.	PRINCE WILLIAM	Rand, Gloria	Henry Holt
Great to be read aloud to K – 4; talks about an oil spill; can be used to make information about EXXON-Valdez oil spill relevant to lower elementary students.
13.	OCEAN BOOK, THE	Center for Marine Conservation	John Wiley & Sons
A great resource for teachers.
14.	SEA, THE: A WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE		Modern	0316083070
Great for elementary students; discusses animal camouflage to sea salt to human interaction.
15.	STRANGE ANIMALS OF THE SEA	National Geographic Action Book
Good for Kindergartners to learn about ocean animals and science.
16.	THEY SWIM THE SEA: THE MYSTERY OF ANIMAL MIGRATION	Seymor, Simon	Browndeer	015292888x
Simon describes the migration of intriguing creatures: eels, spiny lobsters, tuna and salmon. The habits and physical characteristics of these animals are included. Beautiful watercolor illustration.
17.	VOYAGE OF THE FROM, THE	Paulsen, Gary	Yearling Books	0440403642
Paulsen's admirers will be satisfied with his latest survival story, this time set in the open sea. The author ranges through his accustomed territory, focusing on both the actual aspects of the voyage and the wisdom brought on by one boy's isolation in the elements. David Alspeth, 14, sails into the Pacific on the 22-foot Frog to scatter the ashes of the boat's owner, his beloved uncle Owen. A freak storm leaves David adrift for days in which he encounters sharks, a near-collision with a tanker, and the awful dragging loneliness of sitting in a becalmed boat. In that tedium, however, the boy finds a relationship with the boat and the elements themselves, and when the wind returns David discovers how far he has traveled (in more than miles). A unexpected, affirmative ending closes this middle-grade book with one boy's finally knowing where he's been, and where he might be going.
18.	WHAT THE SEA LEFT BEHIND	Carpenter, Mimi	Down East Books
A book about all kinds of shells with great illustrations.
19.	YOUNG SCIENTISTS INVESTIGATE THE SEA, THE	Jennings, Terry	Children’s Press
Great pictures of different marine animals and shells.