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These Seas Count!

Alison Formento - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

Mr. Tate's class helps clean up a local beach and listens to the sea as it tells them about all the wildlife that make it their home. One whale, two giant sea turtles, three marlins. . . and more. Of course, the class discovers that "this sea counts!" These Seas Count! explores...
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A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea

Jessica Law - Barefoot Books; Rei/Com edition
Format: Hardcover

Discover amazing and fascinating sea creatures in the hole in the bottom of the sea! Based on the traditional cumulative song, each verse introduces a new creature and its place in the food chain, with the shark chasing the eel, who chases the squid, who chases the snail. Enhanced CD includes...
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I Spy Under the Sea

Edward Gibbs - Templar; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

Look through each eye-catching spy hole to count a new underwater creature!There are many colorful creatures to find under the sea. Look through the spy hole and use the clues to guess the creature, then turn the page to count the animals. Watch as toddlers quickly become engaged in the game...
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Moby Dick: Chasing the Great White Whale

Eric A. Kimmel - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

AHOY!Come with us aboard the Pequod. We search for Moby Dick, the Great White Whale!Along with Captain Ahab, you'll meet danger face to face, hunting the fiercest creature the seas have ever known!Are you brave enough--and bold enough--for the adventure of your life?The award-winning...
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The Voyage of Turtle Rex

Kurt Cyrus - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

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Sea of Dreams

Dennis Nolan - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book

On a beautiful sunlit beach, a girl builds a magnificent sandcastle. As night falls the girl heads for home. Waves move ever closer to the castle, threatening its survival. Suddenly, in one of its windows, a light comes on . . .Sea of Dreams is a Publishers Weekly Best Children's...
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Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!

April Pulley Sayre - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover

Humans offer a helping hand.Sea turtles face many dangers as they grow, eat, travel, and breed. In this dramatization of one female turtle's challenges, acclaimed nature writer April Pulley Sayre highlights the role that humans have in helping this endangered species.Previously published,...
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The pout-pout fish in the big-big dark

Deborah Diesen - Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Print book

Mr. Fish feels nervous venturing deep in the sea to look for Ms. Clam's lost pearl until Miss Shimmer helps him conquer his fear of the dark.
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Miranda's Beach Day

Holly Keller - Greenwillow Books; First Edition edition
Format: Print book

What makes a perfect beach day?Seagulls squawking through the sky. A crab carrying his house. And Miranda and her friends, building a castle out of sand. But at the end of a day at the beach, the seagulls go back to their nests, the crab goes back to the sea, the castle goes back to the sand...
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Ocean's Child

Christine Ford - Golden Book
Format: Print book

A stunning new picture book, illustrated by a Caldecott medalist!As a mother and child canoe along the Alaskan Beaufort seacoast, they observe a baby walrus held close to its mother's spotted chest, sea lions snuggling, and the Northern Lights shimmering above. David Diaz's powerful,...
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Shark in the Dark

Peter Bently - Walker Childrens; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The shark has been lurking in the deep, dark sea, searching for a fishy snack. Hes big and hes mean and hes always hungry. Tired of fleeing the shark, the other seas creatures come up with a plan. If they all work together it might be possible to teach the shark a lesson hell never forget....
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Surf War!: A Folktale from the Marshall Islands

Margaret Read MacDonald - August House; First edition
Format: Hardcover

The outcome of this timely yet timeless nature tale from Micronesia suggests we are all connected in the ecological chain. Whale and Sandpiper engage in a boasting contest over who rules the shoreline, which escalates to nearly destroy the ocean and beach altogether, as well as the creatures...
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Turtle Girl

Carole Crowe - Boyds Mills Pr; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Magdalena and her grandmother are on a turtle watch, looking for sea turtles. The night does not disappoint. As turtles float ashore to dig their nests and lay their eggs in the moonlight, the sight is a wonder to behold. Magdalena s grandmother has instilled in her grandchild a love of sea turtles....
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Wave

Suzy Lee - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

In this evocative wordless book, internationally acclaimed artist Suzy Lee tells the story of a little girl's day at the beach. Stunning in their simplicity, Lee's illustrations, in just two shades of watercolor, create a vibrant story full of joy and laughter.New York Times Best Illustrated...
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Alistair and Kip's Great Adventure!

John Segal - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

One bossy cat. One nervous beagle. Two best friends. When Alistair and Kip set out to sea, they quickly find themselves in deep water. Who will come to the rescue? Join them and have a whale of a time in John Segal's charming tale of adventure and friendship.
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What the Sea Saw

Stephanie St. Pierre - Peachtree Pub Ltd
Format: Hardcover

Enjoy this lyrical visit to the seashore in words and pictures.The complex habitats and rich diversity of seashore life are accurately and beautifully portrayed in a new book for young naturalists. It provides a unique and intriguing introduction to the vital relationships between sea creatures,...
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Diego and the Baby Sea Turtles

Lisa Rao - Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon
Format: Paperback

Diego goes on a nighttime adventure to watch baby sea turtles hatch from their eggs. Diego needs your help to make sure the baby sea turtles make it safely into the ocean! This new 8 x 8 story includes interesting facts about sea turtles, and is perfect for young readers between the ages...
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Little Otter's Big Journey

David Bedford - Good Books
Format: Hardcover

Little Otter was born at the edge of the big, blue sea, but he's afraid to dive into the water. One day when his mother must swim under the sea to find food, she leaves Little Otter behind. While he waits, Little Otter meets up with many of his friends, but he still misses his mommy....
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Five Little Sharks Swimming in the Sea

Steve Metzger - Scholastic

Taking the popular "monkeys jumping on the bed" rhyme and adding a clever undersea twist, this book will delight children of all ages!The popular "monkeys jumping on the bed" rhyme is reimagined here with sharks misbehaving. The sharks bump into manatees, get stuck on the ocean...
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