Sea Creature Matching Cards - These matching cards are perfect for improving your children's knowledge of vocabulary for this topic. Match the sea creatures to their names! List continues below. Peanut Butter and Jellyfish by Jarrett J. Krosoczka: Follow along this story of two best friends that help a fellow crab, despite their differences. Kids will love this story featuring fun sea creatures all while learning the importance of helping others. Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientistby Jess Keating

Dehs, Volker; Jean-Michel Margot; Zvi Har'El, "The Complete Jules Verne Bibliography: I. Voyages Extraordinaires", Jules Verne Collection, Zvi Har’El , retrieved 2012-09-06 Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle: When Mrs. Seahorse lays her eggs, she does it on Mr. Seahorse’s belly! She knows he will take good care of them. While he swims waiting for the eggs to hatch, he meets some other amazing underwater daddies caring for their babies: Mr. Tilapia, who carries his babies in his mouth; Mr. Kurtus, who keeps his on his head; and Mr. Catfish, who is baby-sitting his young hatchlings. Without a doubt your book shelf should contain some encyclopedia’s although the internet is great children need to learn how to use these classic books for research and for your budding marine biologist Ocean: A Visual Encyclopedia is a perfect starter to discover more about the oceans of the world and learn how to use encyclopedias as well. The Ocean Alphabet Book The Big Book of the Blue by Yuval Zommer: Why do octopuses have eight arms? Why do crabs run sideways? Are jellyfish made of jelly? Find the answers to these questions and many more in this beautifully illustrated book filled with interesting facts for kids to devour. Tip: Plan ahead and reserve these at your local library if you don't want to buy them - although after re-reading my list, these would all look good on my bookshelf!)Verne returned to the theme of an outlaw submarine captain in his much later Facing the Flag (1896). This novel's chief villain, Ker Karraje, is simply an unscrupulous pirate acting purely for personal gain, completely devoid of the saving graces that gave Captain Nemo some nobility of character. Like Nemo, Ker Karraje plays "host" to unwilling French guests— but unlike Nemo, who manages to elude all pursuers— Karraje's criminal career is decisively thwarted by the combination of an international task force and the resistance of his French captives. Though also widely published and translated, Facing the Flag never achieved the lasting popularity of Twenty Thousand Leagues. A follow-up to The Street Beneath My Feet , The Skies Above My Eyes and The World Around Me, this visually stunning book ventures to the very bottom of the sea on a journey of discovery. A model of the French submarine Plongeur (launched in 1863) figured at the 1867 Exposition Universelle, where Jules Verne examined it, inspiring him while writing the novel. [3] [4] [5] [6] Title [ edit ] But there were other animals in this land, strange ones, who spoke both sky and sea. Seals and dolphins and turtles and the rare fin whale would come down to hunt or talk for a bit and then vanish to that strange membrane that separated the ocean from everything else. Of course they were loved- but perhaps not quite entirely trusted.” He also travelled to the Thirteen Colonies and served as an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

A Swim Through the Sea by Kristin Joy Pratt: Learn all about the marine habitat with this fun introductory book for kids! Swim through the sea with the ocean alphabet, alliteration, and fun facts about the ocean. PERFECT for kids of all ages as it includes simple facts as well as more detailed explanations. It will become a new favorite for kids, teachers, and parents. As a teacher, this hasalways been one of my favorite themes with young children. The underwater theme leaves so much to be explored that the biggest problem is always narrowing down our activities and deciding which ones are the best. If I Were a Whale by Shelley Gill: Learn all about whales in this fun rhyming book for toddlers. Explore whales found in our biggest oceans with colorful illustrations and fun facts to keep you learning along the way! F. P. Walter's Project Gutenberg translation of Part 2, Chapter 7, reads: "Accordingly, our speed was 25 miles (that is, twelve four–kilometer leagues) per hour. Needless to say, Ned Land had to give up his escape plans, much to his distress. Swept along at the rate of twelve to thirteen meters per second, he could hardly make use of the skiff." Under the Sea Picture Books follow along with the tale as you visit the colourful coral reef down to the darkest depths of the ocean. Swimmy

Learning about the ocean is super fun for kids thanks to the amazingly diverse nature of marine life and environments. Reading books about the ocean and the crazy collection of creatures that call it home is the perfect way to expand a child’s understanding of the Earth’s aquatic wonderlands. A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea by Jessica Law: A fun, cumulative song with each verse introducing a new creature and its place in the food chain – the shark chases the eel, who chases the squid, who chases the snail… In 1998, William Butcher issued a new, annotated translation with the title Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas, published by Oxford University Press ( ISBN 978-0-19-953927-7). Butcher includes detailed notes, a comprehensive bibliography, appendices and a wide-ranging introduction studying the novel from a literary perspective. In particular, his original research on the two manuscripts studies the radical changes to the plot and to the character of Nemo urged on Verne by Hetzel, his publisher.