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Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"The Great White Shark Scientist is the latest ocean adventure from the venerable team of Sy Montgomery and Keith Ellenbogen. In it, they follow Dr. Greg Skomal, biologist and head of the Massachusetts Shark Research Program, as he strives to better understand the habits and habitats of Great Whites in order to save this amazing, if maligned, creature of the deep."
2) Maui-Maui
Author
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A whale teaches the Amomonies to respect the balance of nature and take only what they need from the sea.
3) The sea book
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Introduces the sea, describes the different zones and marine animals that can be found there, and offers suggestions for what people can do to protect them.
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Most people know Ted Danson from television and movies, but fewer realize that over the course of the past two and a half decades, Danson has tirelessly devoted himself to the cause of heading off a looming global catastrophe--the massive destruction of our planet's oceanic biosystems and the collapse of the world's major commercial fisheries. Here, Danson details his journey from joining a modest local protest in the mid-1980s to his current status...
7) Reef rescue
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
If oceans continue to warm at the current pace, coral reefs could be wiped out by century's end. But scientists from around the globe are rushing to help corals adapt to changing climate through assisted evolution. Follow scientists as they attempt to crossbreed heat-resistant corals, and even transplant corals' algae, in a race to save the coral reefs from extinction.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Our seas are host to an extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, but much of it remains mysterious and great imagery is surprisingly hard to find. Alex Mustard is one of the world's leading underwater photographers and his images are so crisp and immediate that the animals seem to swim out of the water towards you. The text addresses the issue of change in the oceans along with tales of oceanography, marine life and human history in the seas...
11) Underwater magic
Author
Series
Secret mermaid) volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Molly must help her mermaid friend Delphi to find the second piece of the enchanted conch shell in time to prevent a terrible oil spill. Unfortunately, Delphi's shell is guarded by a spiky sea urchin, and the only way they can tempt it away is by bringing it some treasure from a spooky shipwreck, where a great white shark lurks, ready to attack. Can they save the day with the help of some humpback whales?
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
Examines the beauty, behavior and preservation of species and discusses the environmental issues facing the oceans including how man is affecting the ocean's delicate balance. Tribes in the sea I records the daily lives of a school of dolphins over a period of seven years. In over our heads depicts the effect humans are having on the sea and the efforts of scientists and environmentalists to save this precious resource.
Author
Series
Secret mermaid) volume 6
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In the climax to the mermaids' search for their pieces of the magical conch shell, Molly finds herself in the frozen seas of the Arctic. There she discovers that the Dark Queen has stolen the last conch piece and imprisoned ice mermaid Shivana. With the help of a friendly walrus, Molly rescues Shivana, and, dodging an attack by an enchanted polar bear, they set off to confront the Dark Queen in her distant lair.
14) Save the ocean
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Exciting, adventurous, educational and captivating! Bethany Stahl's stories express heartfelt messages while engaging readers. With beautiful illustrations, as well as lovable characters, this is a book everyone will love reading over and over again. Save the Ocean has a lesson of recycling and conservation!
15) Reef rescue
Author
Series
Secret mermaid) volume 4
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Swimming with the turtles and tropical fish in the ocean reefs has always been such fun for the mermaids, until the reefs begin to die. Molly must help her friend Coral find her magic shell so she can rescue the reef -- but the wicked Dark Queen and her army have other plans..." -- Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"Acclaimed as 'the premier chronicler of America's complex relationship with our oceans' (Honolulu Weekly), David Helvarg has also been a war correspondent, investigative journalist, documentary producer, and private investigator. The one constant in this adventurous life has been love for the sea. This eloquent and honestly told tale of the changes in one man's journey and the world's ocean over the last half-century is a profound, startling, and...
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