BOOK LIST (to print) -- OCEAN
PICTURE BOOKS
BH 2-24 Wynken, Blynken and Nod (poem)
BH 2-105 The Bow That Bridges Heaven
BH 2-139 Paper Boats (poem)
BH 2-105 The Bow That Bridges Heaven
BH 2-139 Paper Boats (poem)
♦ $ A Child's Treasury of Seaside Verse compiled by Mark Daniel
Beautiful fine art images
♦ $ One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
Today is a special day--a trip to the harbor with dad!
♦ $ Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Deep in the sea there lives a happy school of little fish.
$ Tim and Ginger by Edward Ardizzone
Tim loves the sea.
♦ $ Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
One summer on an island in Maine.
Beautiful fine art images
♦ $ One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
Today is a special day--a trip to the harbor with dad!
♦ $ Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Deep in the sea there lives a happy school of little fish.
$ Tim and Ginger by Edward Ardizzone
Tim loves the sea.
♦ $ Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
One summer on an island in Maine.
ELEMENTARY
N2 Stories of the Ocean and Sea-Life
BH 3-150 The Sea-Shelf (Poem)
BH 3-151 Clytie
BH 3-170 The Mock Turtle's Song
BH 3-210 Little Blue Apron (poem)
BH 3-211 The Adventures of a Water Baby
BH 4-183 Old Stormalong
BH 8-134 The Enchanted Island
BH 10-88 Excerpt 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
BH 10-365 Excerpt Captains Courageous
BH 3-151 Clytie
BH 3-170 The Mock Turtle's Song
BH 3-210 Little Blue Apron (poem)
BH 3-211 The Adventures of a Water Baby
BH 4-183 Old Stormalong
BH 8-134 The Enchanted Island
BH 10-88 Excerpt 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
BH 10-365 Excerpt Captains Courageous
JC 7-325 Stormalong
JC 8-287 The Astrea to the Rescue (Nathaniel Bowditch)
JC 8-287 The Astrea to the Rescue (Nathaniel Bowditch)
♥ A First Lesson in Natural History by Elizabeth Agassiz (1899)
Elizabeth Agassiz was married to the great scientist/naturalist Louis Agassiz and she went on to be a co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College, the Harvard arm of learning for women. This little book was written for very young children under the direction of Louis and you will feel all the warmth and love he had for learning about our amazing world.
♦ All About Undersea Exploration by Ruth Brindze
All About Series
♦ Along the Seashore by Margaret Waring Buck
$ Pagoo by Holling S. Hollings
'An intricate study of tide pool life is presented in text and pictures through the story of Pagoo, a hermit crab.'
♦ $ Moby Dick retold by Geraldine McCaughrean
Illustrated version to introduce the story to young listeners. "There is a whale in the sea, as white as a ghost, and it haunts me. Sometimes, when I'm afloat in sleep, like a drowned sailor, he swims towards me--a nightmare all in white, jaws gaping, and I wake up screaming and salt-water wet with sweat. Somewhere out there in the bottomless oceans lives Moby Dick, a great white winter of a whale, and I shiver still at the thought of him."
♦ $ Rachel Carson Who Loved the Sea by Jean Lee Latham
A Discovery Biography of the marine biologist and nature writer.
♥ Shells and Sea-Life by Josiah Keep (1901)
A nice readaloud for elementary age, especially if you are near the ocean.
♥ The Hall of Shells by A. S. Hardy (1897)
Another lovely readaloud for young children to awaken interest as they learn through the power of their own observation.
♥ The Sea-Shore Book by Boyd Smith (1912)
A picture book of life and work at the seashore with a sea captain.
► ♥ The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley
A classic fairy tale with layers of meaning as Tom, the poor chimney sweep, is turned into a Water Baby and encounters all the creatures of the sea.
► Weiss, Jim 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
► Weiss, Jim Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Elizabeth Agassiz was married to the great scientist/naturalist Louis Agassiz and she went on to be a co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College, the Harvard arm of learning for women. This little book was written for very young children under the direction of Louis and you will feel all the warmth and love he had for learning about our amazing world.
♦ All About Undersea Exploration by Ruth Brindze
All About Series
♦ Along the Seashore by Margaret Waring Buck
$ Pagoo by Holling S. Hollings
'An intricate study of tide pool life is presented in text and pictures through the story of Pagoo, a hermit crab.'
♦ $ Moby Dick retold by Geraldine McCaughrean
Illustrated version to introduce the story to young listeners. "There is a whale in the sea, as white as a ghost, and it haunts me. Sometimes, when I'm afloat in sleep, like a drowned sailor, he swims towards me--a nightmare all in white, jaws gaping, and I wake up screaming and salt-water wet with sweat. Somewhere out there in the bottomless oceans lives Moby Dick, a great white winter of a whale, and I shiver still at the thought of him."
♦ $ Rachel Carson Who Loved the Sea by Jean Lee Latham
A Discovery Biography of the marine biologist and nature writer.
♥ Shells and Sea-Life by Josiah Keep (1901)
A nice readaloud for elementary age, especially if you are near the ocean.
♥ The Hall of Shells by A. S. Hardy (1897)
Another lovely readaloud for young children to awaken interest as they learn through the power of their own observation.
♥ The Sea-Shore Book by Boyd Smith (1912)
A picture book of life and work at the seashore with a sea captain.
► ♥ The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley
A classic fairy tale with layers of meaning as Tom, the poor chimney sweep, is turned into a Water Baby and encounters all the creatures of the sea.
► Weiss, Jim 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
► Weiss, Jim Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
MIDDLE SCHOOL
♥ 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
1870 Sci-Fi classic story of Captain Nemo and his underwater adventure. This is a 1923 abridgment for young readers.
► ♦ $ Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling's "Captains Courageous" is a story that follows fifteen year old Harvey Cheyne Jr through his adventures. He is the son of a wealthy railroad tycoon, and is spoiled and largely unaware of the ways of the world. When he is stranded on the shore of the Grand Banks after having been washed overboard from his transatlantic steamship, he meets the Captain of "We're Here" and has to accept a position on his ship. Harvey's adventures on the ship teach him about industry and consideration for others while Kipling weaves in themes of class differences and humility.
► ♦ $ Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
1956 Newbery Award; biography of Nathaniel Bowditch, a self-educated mathematician and sailor. Epic story of adventure and learning.
♦ Charting the Oceans by Ruth Brindze
♦ Hurricanes, Monster Storms from the Sea by Ruth Brindze
♦ River of the West: A Story of the Boston Men by Armstrong Sperry
Winston Adventure Books--Story of Robert Gray who discovered the Columbia River and opened up settlement in Oregon.
♥ Sea-side Walks of a Naturalist With His Children by William Houghton (1870)
♥ West Coast Shells by Josiah Keep (1887)
A familiar description of the marine, fresh water and land mollusks of the United States found west of the Rockies. It read as though you are walking along the beach with an old friend who loves the sea.
1870 Sci-Fi classic story of Captain Nemo and his underwater adventure. This is a 1923 abridgment for young readers.
► ♦ $ Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling's "Captains Courageous" is a story that follows fifteen year old Harvey Cheyne Jr through his adventures. He is the son of a wealthy railroad tycoon, and is spoiled and largely unaware of the ways of the world. When he is stranded on the shore of the Grand Banks after having been washed overboard from his transatlantic steamship, he meets the Captain of "We're Here" and has to accept a position on his ship. Harvey's adventures on the ship teach him about industry and consideration for others while Kipling weaves in themes of class differences and humility.
► ♦ $ Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
1956 Newbery Award; biography of Nathaniel Bowditch, a self-educated mathematician and sailor. Epic story of adventure and learning.
♦ Charting the Oceans by Ruth Brindze
♦ Hurricanes, Monster Storms from the Sea by Ruth Brindze
♦ River of the West: A Story of the Boston Men by Armstrong Sperry
Winston Adventure Books--Story of Robert Gray who discovered the Columbia River and opened up settlement in Oregon.
♥ Sea-side Walks of a Naturalist With His Children by William Houghton (1870)
♥ West Coast Shells by Josiah Keep (1887)
A familiar description of the marine, fresh water and land mollusks of the United States found west of the Rockies. It read as though you are walking along the beach with an old friend who loves the sea.
HIGH SCHOOL
♥ A Home in the Sea, or the Adventures of Peter Brusque by Samuel Goodrich
♥ Half Hours with the Lower Animals by Charles Holder (1905)
Protozoans, sponges, corals, shells, insects and crustaceans. A good book for the student who wants to learn about ocean life at a deeper and more detailed level.
♥ The Sea and Its Wonders by Cyril Hall (1911)
For older readers
♥ The Sea and Its Wonders by Mary Gregg Kirby (1890)
A true living book where you feel like you are being taught by someone who not only sees with her eyes, but feels everything with her heart. Mary teaches you about the sea, line by line, one step at a time.
♥ Half Hours with the Lower Animals by Charles Holder (1905)
Protozoans, sponges, corals, shells, insects and crustaceans. A good book for the student who wants to learn about ocean life at a deeper and more detailed level.
♥ The Sea and Its Wonders by Cyril Hall (1911)
For older readers
♥ The Sea and Its Wonders by Mary Gregg Kirby (1890)
A true living book where you feel like you are being taught by someone who not only sees with her eyes, but feels everything with her heart. Mary teaches you about the sea, line by line, one step at a time.
ENRICHMENT
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