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The fascinating thing about this turtle will be how this mysterious creature goes back to the same beach she was born to lay her eggs. The book is illustrated by Jeanette Canyon and the illustrations are photographs of models made from clay. I’ve found myself drawn to books that challenge the way I think our blue planet, and stories that indicate just how much more there is yet to uncover and understand about the natural world. Ask a child to tell you some creatures that live in the oceans and at least one of the main animals featured in Oceans: Dolphins, sharks, penguins, and more! So as well as fantastic beach crafts and activities we also have added to our recommended books for toddlers and preschoolers with this list of Ocean Books to read aloud for your toddlers and preschoolers and you to enjoy.
If you’re teaching about plastic pollution, you could weave in some comprehension skills with this pack that’s centred around a news story. Capturing over two hundred years of encounters with the Great Barrier Reef, historian Iain McCalman explores the relationship of man to this incredible natural formation. Discover more about these wonderful animals and their underwater world, wanting to know more, learn about these and help them will not only help and protect these animals but also the whole ecosystem and all the animals within it.I loved listening to mine act out their own story with the people in the submarine discovering the underwater world. In the spirit of Rachel Carson, Carl Safina’s book takes the reader on a lyrical journey through the oceans from the coasts to the deep abyss. Ken Nedimyer is a sea conversation pioneer and marine life protector who found the Coral Restoration Foundation. An excellent book to encourage your toddler to ask questions, especially if you have an Octonauts fanin the family! Often referred to as “the greatest book of the sea ever written,” Herman Melville’s masterpiece tells the story of a fanatical captain out for revenge against a whale.
This book takes readers on a journey 800 feet below the surface to explore some of the biggest modern questions about the deep sea, as well as the risks of modern exploration and their implications for the future health of our ocean. Books that are sensory are a hit with young toddlers and also older ones too, and Discovery Kids Splash in the Ocean!
Sea Change is an account of 30 years of experience studying the oceans: dives with humpback whales, exploration of the Great Barrier Reef, and heartbreaking observations of the destruction wrought by oil spills. One part detective thriller and one part ocean odyssey, this book combines the real-life story of Joel Reynolds and Ken Balcomb with captivating writing and top notch journalism. In this encyclopedic illustrated book of ocean life, Ellis documents over three billion years of aquatic evolutionary history in all its mystery and beauty. In this book about the deep sea’s elaborate ecosystems, marine biologist Helen Scales highlights the wild fact that the deep sea is a realm we know less about than the moon! A memoir unlike any other, The Silent World will transport you to the bottom of the ocean to explore the unknown.
Even today, we don’t know what drives these animals to swim extreme distances to the ocean after thriving for decades in freshwater systems. The Brilliant Deep is a wonderful book about the living legacy of an environmental scientist, Ken Nedimyer. In a focused examination of the world’s most elusive fish, The Book of Eels details just how very little is known about the European eel … so much so that for hundreds of years, scientists and philosophers have curated a fascination with “the eel question:” What are they; fish, or some other creature? With rhyming words in the title and illustrated by Alex Scheffler The Snail and the Whaleby Julia Donaldson on our bookshelf is falling apart it has been read so much.It explores the effects of plastic pollution and how leading toymakers are attempting to reduce their waste.
I love the counting, rhymes and also language development that she focuses on connecting the mother and baby animals names correctly.Down Down Down takes us on a journey more than a mile deep where we get a look at jellyfish that flash neon, creatures with huge teeth, and squid a size rarely seen. This book tells her firsthand story of what it’s like to explore our planet’s final frontier: the deep sea. Perfect for World Oceans Day, a topic on recycling or the environment, or even Key Stage 2 guided reading sessions and assemblies. The story follows a young child and his adventures at the beach and all the wonderful sights and creatures he encounters.
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