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Storybooks About Marine Life And Habitats
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These are some great books to read about marine life. |
There are simply too many books to list, but I consider these to be the very best. Although written on a primary level, I still use these books with my older students. The illustrations and messages are simply too wonderful not to share with them. Also, it often inspires the older students to write stories for the primary grades. Click on the book for a link to Amazon.com.
Follow
the Moon
By Sarah Weeks
In this beautiful and moving story, a newborn sea turtle, instead of following the moon to the ocean, winds up following a mirrored ball into a dance club. A young boy rescues and takes care of the hatchling turtle. I simply love this book!
Pagoo
By Holling
I first saw this book in 1982, and I have loved it and used it ever since. It follows the life of a hermit crab from birth to death. It is filled with wonderfully accurate information and illustrations about marine life. Even my 6th graders love this book. Definitely a read aloud for younger students.
A
House for Hermit Crab
By Eric Carle
I know you've all seen it, but this one is too good not to list. This is the story of a hermit crab who has grown too big for his shell and has to find a new one. The new home is not very decorated, and hermit crab meets some delightful new ocean creatures to help him make his new home more welcoming.
Into
the Sea
By Guiberson
This is the beautiful story of the life of a young sea turtle from hatchling to adult. This story is wonderful and contains great factual information about ocean life. It is definitely a must to me. A great read aloud.
This
is the Sea that Feeds Us
By Robert F, Baldwin
This book introduces the reader to the ocean's food chain. It introduces the concept that everything in the ocean is somehow linked to each other. Very accurate explanation of a marine food chain.
More Books to Explore
Albert,
T. M.Ed. Endangered Oceans
Allen, Judy. Whale.
Ancona, G. The Aquarium Book
Arnosky, Jim. Otters Under Water
Asch, Frank. Little
Fish, Big Fish
Bailey, Jill. Project Whale
Beatty, Hetty Burlingame. Voyage of the Sea Wind
Behrens, June. Whales
of the World
Berger, Melvin. Oil Spill
Boyd, Ian. Dangerous Creatures
Carlstrom, Nancy White. Swim the Silver Sea
Carrick, Carol. Whaling
Days
Clements, Andrew. Big Al
Cohat, Elisabeth and Jeunesse, Gallimand. The Seashore
Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor
Cole,
Joanna. The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks
Craig, Janet. What's Under the Ocean
Cutting, Brian and Jillian. The Hermit Crab
Carwardine, Mark. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises
Esbensen, Barbara Juster. Baby Whales Drink Milk
Fichter, George S. Whales and Other Marine Mammals
Fowler, Allan. The Biggest Animal Ever
Fowler, Allan. The Earth Is Mostly Ocean
Ganeri, Anita. I Wonder Why the Sea Is Salty: And Other Questions About Oceans
Grace, Theresa. Underwater Life
Hirschi, Ron. Discover My World Ocean
Johnson, S. Coral Reefs
Kovacs, D. A Day Under Water
Lauber, Patricia. Great Whales, the Gentle Giants
Lingemann, Linda. Beluga
Passage
Lionni, Leo. Swimmy
Lionni, Leo. Fish Is Fish
Malnig, A. Where the Waves Break: Life At the Edge of the Sea
Mason, Helen. Life at
the Seashore
McDonald, M. Is This a House for Hermit Crab?
McNulty, F. Dancing with Manatees
Paige,
D. A Day in the Life of a Marine Biologist
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. All about Whales
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Killer Whales
Pfeffer, Wendy. What's It Like to Be a Fish?
Pfister, Marcus. Rainbow Fish to the Rescue
Pfister, Marcus. The Rainbow Fish
Roberts, M. L. World's Weirdest Sea Creatures
Ryder, Joanne. Winter Whale
Sattler, Helen Roney. Whales, the Nomads of the Sea
Savage, Stephen. Animals of the Oceans
Selsam, Millicent E. and Hunt, Joyce. A first look at Fish
Simon, Seymour. Oceans
Seymour, Simon. Whales
Smith, Kathie Billingslea. Ocean Life
Smyth, Karen C. Crystal: The Story of a Real Baby Whale
Tayntor, Elizabeth,
Erickson, Paul and Kaufman, Les. Dive to the Coral Reefs
Waters, John Frederick. Watching Whales
Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner. Dolphin's First Day
Zolotow, C. The Sea Shore Book
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