Sea Animals

Bob Barner's lush book about the sea is filled with incredible fishy facts about vertebrates, invertebrates, endoskeletons, and exoskeletons.

Sea turtles are long-distance swimmers! These travelers cross oceans every year. Young students can learn basic facts about these marine reptiles through easy-to-listen-to text in this fun title. Simple features highlight different species and call out body parts to reinforce concepts.

Join Sofia and her best friend Rachel as they help rescue a Southern Sea otter that is alone and in danger. Sofia's brother Marco is also there to help along with guidance from Monterey Bay Aquarium marine biologists. As the story develops, you will learn how sea otters came to be on the endangered species list, what is being done to help restore their population, and the current sea otter "family" at Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Esta es una de las novelas más apasionantes de Vázquez-Figueroa. Ambientada en el mundo submarino, narra una historia sorprendente que, como han demostrado los acontecimientos, adquiere súbita vigencia hoy en día y se convierte en un nuevo vaticinio acertado de un autor que, como pocos, ha sabido prever el futuro en muchos de sus libros. En este caso se trata del turbio mundo de los traficantes de droga, quienes, acosados por las autoridades, se procuran medios cada vez más insólitos como la utilización de submarinos.

Dawn the deep-sea dentist sees all sorts of teeth in the ocean. When a whale has a sore tooth, she knows just what to do. Listeners will enjoy this charming underwater story.

The Earth-Watchers travel to an island paradise in the Bahamas to help a loyal friend restore a damaged exotic coral reef. But to their surprise, the adventurers stumble on lost secrets!

In Elkhorn Slough, an inlet on the California coast, seagrass grows healthy and strong in the shallow water. This healthy seagrass baffled marine biologist Brent Hughes. The scientist expected this estuary to be overrun with algae, causing the seagrass to die. Why was the seagrass thriving? As Brent investigated, signs pointed to an unexpected player helping to keep the seagrass healthy: sea otters! What do these top predators have to do with an aquatic grass at the opposite end of the food chain?

This book introduces young listeners to the orcas humans first fell in love with. The members of J pod live in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Washington and British Columbia. Moby Doll was the first orca ever displayed in captivity, Granny was the oldest orca known to humanity, and Scarlet was the orca humans fought to save.

En un lugar de la región del Cibao de la República Dominicana mejor conocido como El Sitio, vivía un joven llamado Pedro, al que todos conocían como Pedro Animal. Conoce a Pedro y a sus ocurrentes amigos en esta sabrosa aventura dominicana.

A Perfect Bedtime Story for Your Child: LISTENING TO THE SEA. Hey, I am Cubanty, a stuffed animal! I am as cozy as a squeezy gigantic pillow. You can snuggle down in me … relax … and happily fall asleep while listening to my bedtime stories. I am your friend. Together, we can experience many adventures and I will tell you about them again later on. With me, you are always secure and safe. Here we go! Come along to visit our dreamland! Today, we will go to the sea. It is warm and the sun is shining. We will go snorkeling and discover colorful fish at a coral reef.

Seals and sea lions look very similar, and it’s sometimes difficult to tell them apart. Both marine mammals live in oceans all over the world. One has visible ear flaps, while the other has ears but no external flaps. One swooshes through the water using their back flippers, and the other uses their front flippers to swim through water. On land, one bounces along, and the other can “walk” on their hind flippers. Learn about the similarities and differences between these marine mammals in this latest addition to our Compare and Contrast Series!

On a beach at the Ría Lagartos nature reserve in Mexico, a sea turtle is born. Newly hatched into a big world, she breaks out of an egg buried in the sand. Now, her journey begins. To reach the ocean she must avoid predatory opossums, crabs, and raccoons — many of her siblings will not make it. But our sea turtle does, and when she finally dives beneath the blue sea, she’ll travel for thousands of miles on a beautiful and pulse-pounding adventure.

Miranda Waters has always loved Seashell Island, while her brother and sister escaped it as soon as they were old enough. So when Miranda is left in charge of her parents' Lighthouse B&B for the summer, the last thing she expects is her wayward siblings showing up at the door, seeking sanctuary. It's been years since they've all lived under the same roof. Now, they're facing a whole summer together - and a crisis for the B&B and Seashell Island.

Huxley and Flapjack are enjoying a trip to the seaside when they meet Whizz, who invites them aboard his submarine to search for the shipwreck of the Isabella. Huxley’s excited to go deep-sea diving – he’s sure there’ll be treasure to find – but Flapjack can’t help worrying. What if something BIG and FISHY finds them first …

Ratbridge residents are clamouring for miracle medicine Black Jollop, but a shortage calls for action! The Nautical Laundry must journey afar to gather its secret ingredient.But things aren’t what they seem... and soon the ship is under attack. Can Arthur and his friends triumph and return to Ratbridge with a cure for all its ills? A fantastically funny tale of pirates, poison and monsters from bestselling author Alan Snow.

Very few denizens of the reef do not fear the octopus. All the fear that Umbra inspires in others however, does not compare to the fears she herself harbors. She prefers the shadows and is content to be shunned, for she knows that in the sea there are real monsters to fear and solitude and darkness are ever her friends in avoiding them. Will Umbra have the courage to face those monsters when they finally come calling and threaten not only her, but all the reef as well?

The Darkest Jungle tells the harrowing story of America's first ship canal exploration across a narrow piece of land in Central America called the Darien, a place that loomed large in the minds of the world's most courageous adventurers in the nineteenth century. With rivals from England and France days behind, the 27-member U.S. expedition landed on the Atlantic shore at Caledonia Bay in eastern Panama to begin their mad dash up the coast-hugging mountains of the Darien wilderness.

Creatures of the Sea is an enchanting and educational book designed to introduce children to the fascinating and diverse world of marine life. This book takes young listeners on an underwater journey that explores the mysterious and captivating creatures that live in the ocean. Each minute is dedicated to a specific type of marine creature and includes underwater scenes of colorful coral reefs.

Gabriel the elephant dreams of being part of the lifeboat crew in his seaside town, but he is too young, and too little. But soon, Gabriel grows up and he is too . . . BIG! Disappointed but undaunted, Gabriel makes a plan. He hammers and chops, saws and sands, and builds his very own boat. One night, a great storm hits, and it's Gabriel's time to shine, pulling his oars alone against the crashing waves to save a crew in peril. Young children will love rooting for underdog Gabriel and will draw inspiration from his determination to achieve his dreams despite hurdles and setbacks.

The marine creatures had found sanctuary at the base of the old Gulf of Mexico oil rig. They thought they were safe from the destructive presence of man. But now humans had discovered their new haven. Would they be forced to flee again? Or could they band together and fight to save their new home? The Castor Oil Rig Tales is a collection of 12 stories, told through the eyes of the creatures who live there. Each story narrates a character’s unique journey to reach the rig.