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Oceans
The following list contains source books about the Ocean and Ocean Life. The books range in age from Preschool level (age 1-3) to grade 8 (age 14). Links to sources for purchase may be found by clicking on each title or may readily be acquired through your local library. Additionally, several of the titles may be found in read-aloud form on YouTube or other video sharing platforms.
Pre-K - Kindergarten
Baby Beluga
Fiction
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Baby Oceanographer
Non-fiction
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Commotion in the Ocean
Fiction
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Deep in the Ocean
Fiction
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Good Night Ocean
Fiction
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Hello Ocean
Fiction
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Hooray for Fish!
Fiction
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I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean!
Fiction
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Mister Seahorse
Fiction
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Over in the Ocean
Fiction
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Pop-Up Peekaboo! Under The Sea
Non-fiction
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The Mermaid
Fiction
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The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark
Fiction
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The Snail and the Whale
Fiction
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Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea
Non-fiction
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Yellow Kayak
Fiction
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Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Aqualicious
Fiction
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Diving Deep: Using Machines to Explore the Ocean
Non-fiction
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Dory Story
Fiction
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Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea
Non-fiction
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Dude!
Fiction
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Exploring the Deep, Dark Sea
Non-fiction
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Flotsam
Fiction
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How to Hide an Octopus
Fiction
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In the Sea
Fiction
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Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle
Non-fiction
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Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau
Fiction
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Ocean: A Photicular Book
Non-fiction
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Ocean Meets Sky
Fiction
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One Tiny Turtle
Fiction
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Otis and Will Discover the Deep
Fiction
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Peanut Butter and Jellyfish
Fiction
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Pearl
Fiction
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Shark Lady
Non-fiction
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Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor
Non-fiction
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The Big Book of the Blue
Non-fiction
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The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs
Non-fiction
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The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor
Fiction
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The New Ocean: The Fate of Life in a Changing Sea
Non-fiction
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The Only Fish in the Sea
Fiction
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The Sea Book
Non-fiction
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Whale in a Fishbowl
Fiction
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Wish for a Fish: All About Sea Creatures
Non-fiction
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2nd Grade - 4th Grade
A House for Hermit Crab
Fiction
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Coral Reefs: A Journey Through an Aquatic World Full of Wonder
Non-fiction
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Flying Deep
Fiction
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Fiction
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Layer by Layer: Under the Sea
Non-fiction
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National Geographic Kids: Everything Dolphins
Non-fiction
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National Geographic Kids: Everything Sharks
Non-fiction
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Ocean: A Visual Encyclopedia
Non-fiction
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Oceans: Dolphins, Sharks, Penguins, and more!
Non-fiction
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Ocean: Secrets of the Deep
Non-fiction
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Oliver and the Seawigs
Fiction
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Sea Creatures
Non-fiction
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Song of the Dolphin Boy
Fiction
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Ultimate Oceanpedia
Non-fiction
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Very Last First Time
Fiction
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4th Grade - 6th Grade
Between Sea and Sky
Fiction
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Call It Courage
Fiction
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Eyewitness Ocean
Non-fiction
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Ocean Anatomy: The Curious Parts & Pieces of the World under the Sea
Non-fiction
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Ocean: A Visual Miscellany
Non-fiction
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Sam Wu Is Not Afraid of Sharks
Fiction
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The Iceberg Hermit
Fiction
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The Song that Sings Us
Fiction
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Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion
Non-fiction
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Treasure Island
Fiction
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Fiction
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6th Grade - 8th Grade
Aquagenesis
Non-fiction
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Blueback: A Contemporary Fable
Fiction
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Demon's Treasure
Fiction
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Fiction
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Nation
Fiction
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Robinson Crusoe
Fiction
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Skin of the Sea
Fiction
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The Beast of Cretacea
Fiction
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The Blue Wonder
Fiction
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The Girl the Sea Gave Back
Fiction
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The Log from the Sea of Cortez
Fiction
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The Old Man and The Sea
Fiction
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The Sea Around Us
Non-fiction
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The Soul of an Octopus
Non-fiction
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The Voyage of the Beagle
Non-fiction
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30,000 Leagues Undersea
Fiction
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