California Academy of Sciences Library
A to Z Kids Stuff Ocean
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/ocean.html
Some art projects, songs and fingerplay, and other creative ideas surrounding an ocean are provided.
ChildFun Ocean Activities
http://childfun.com/themes/ocean.shtml
More songs and art projects for kids.
Fish FAQ
http://www.nefsc.nmfs.gov/faq/index.html
Do you have a question about fish? This list of questions and answers can help you find great information!
International Year of the Ocean
http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/kids.htm
Links to other sites, games, information, and more are available at this site.
Oceanlink
http://www.oceanlink.island.net/main.html
Would you like to be a marine biologist? How about find out the meanings to words that scientists use when they talk? This site provides a lot of information!
Monterey Bay Aquarium Kids E-Q
Find out about animals who live in Monterey Bay, play games, learn about careers in sciences, and more.
Ocean Animal Printouts
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/oceanlife.shtml
This is a great site for entertaining information and coloring fun!
Ocean Collection for Kids
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/eviau/edit557/oceans/
Learn about life in the oceans, habitats, and other ocean related topics.
Ocean Planet: Fact Sheets
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_geography.html
Fact sheets on each ocean are available, including how big and where to find it.
Oceans Alive!
A great deal of information, all in one place.
Planet Ocean
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/planetocean/index.html
Animals that live in the ocean are highlighted at this web site.
Temperate Oceans – What’s it Like Where You Live?
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/oceans/index.htm
Access to links, animals, frequently asked questions, and more.
Under the Sea
http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/sea.html
A second grade class has put together a site all about the oceans and the animals that live in them.
ACADEMY SITES
Aquarium Bibliography
http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/aquarium-update.htm
Coral Reef Bibliography
http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/coralreef.htm
Gray Whale Bibliography
http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/graywhale.htm
Marine Mammals Bibliography
http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/marinem.htm
Oceans Bibliography
http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/ocean.htm
Pacific Sea Turtles Bibliography
http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/pacseaturtle.htm
Penguins for Kids Bibliography
http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/penguin.htm
Sharks Bibliography
http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/shark2001.htm
Sharks for Kids Bibliography
http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/sharkkid.htm
Steinhart Aquarium Home Page
http://www.calacademy.org/aquarium/
BOOKS
En Aguas Profundas. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, c1993. Pub Juv GC65 .E5 1993.
Baker, Lucy. Los Océanos. Madrid: Ediciones SM, c1990. Biodiv Juv QH541.5 .S3 B3418 1990.
Baldwin, Robert F. This is the Sea That Feeds Us. Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications, c1998. Pub Juv QH541.5 .S3 B35 1998.
Barner, Bob. Fish Wish. New York: Holiday House, c2000. Pub Juv QL125 .B37 2000.
Bowden, Joan Chase. Why the Tides Ebb and Flow. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. Pub Juv PZ8.1 .B665 Wh 1979.
Bramwell, Martyn. The Simon & Schuster Young Readers' Book of Planet Earth. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1992. Pub Juv QB631.4 .B73 1992.
Brenner, Barbara and Bernice Chardiet. Where’s that Fish? New York: Scholastic, c1994. Pub Juv QL617.2 .B74 1994.
Burton, Jane. Coral Reef. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1992. Pub Juv QL125 .B87 1992.
Chinery, Michael. Ocean Animals. New York: Random House, 1992. Pub Juv QL122.2 .C55 1992.
Collard, Sneed B. Sea Snakes. Honesdale, PA: Bell Books/Boyds Mills Press; [New York?]: Distributed by St. Martin's Press, 1993. Pub Juv QL122.2 .C55 1992.
Conway, Ket Tom and Pam Armstrong. Young Explorer’s Guide to Undersea Life. Monterey, CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium Press, [1996]. Biodiv Juv QL122.2 .C66 1996.
Corals: The Sea's Great Builders. New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1992. Pub Juv QL377 .C5 C68 1992.
Cranston, Bob. Ripley's Big, Weird & Dangerous Fish. Orlando, FL: Ripley Entertainment, Inc., c1999. Pub Juv QL617.2 .C72 1999.
Doubilet, Anne. Under the Sea from A to Z. New York: Crown, c1991. Pub Juv QL122.2 .D68 1991.
Fine, John Christopher. Oceans in Peril. New York: Atheneum, 1987. Pub Juv GC1085 .F56 1987.
Kiesler, Kate. Fishing for a Dream: Ocean Lullabies and Night Verses. New York: Clarion Books, c1999. Pub Juv PR1195 .L8 F57 1999.
Freymann, Saxton. One Lonely Seahorse. New York: A.A. Levine Books, 2000. Pub Juv QA113 .F73 2000.
Ganeri, Anita. The Oceans Atlas. London; New York: Dorling Kindersley, c1994. Pub Juv GC21.5 .G35 1994.
The Garibaldi: Fish of the Pacific. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1992. Pub Juv QL638 .P77 G3713 1992.
El Garibaldi: Pez del Pacífico. Madrid: SM Saber, c1992. Pub Juv QL638 .P77 G3718 1992.
Hare, Tony. La Polución de los Mares. Madrid: Ediciones SM, c1990. Biodiv Juv GC1085 .H3718 1990.
Heller, Ruth. How to Hide an Octopus & Other Sea Creatures. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, c1985. Pub Juv QL122.2 .H45 1985.
Jaspersohn, William. A Day in the Life of a Marine Biologist. Boston: Little, Brown, c1982. Pub Juv QH91.45 .J37 1982.
Jennings, Terry J. Mares y Costas. Madrid: SM, c1987. Pub Juv QH91.16 .J4618 1987.
Kempton, Kate. The World Beyond the Waves: An Environmental Adventure. Santa Monica, CA: Portunus Publishing, c1995. Biodiv Juv PZ7 .K295 Wor 1995.
Kite, L. Patricia. The Crab. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman, 1994. Pub Juv QL444 .M33 K54 1994.
Kite, L. Patricia. The Jellyfish. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman, 1993. Pub Juv QL377 .S4 K62 1993.
Kite, L. Patricia. The Octopus. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Co., 1993. Pub Juv QL430.3 .O2 K57 1993.
Kite, L. Patricia. The Sea Slug. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman, 1994. Pub Juv QL430.4 .K57 1994.
Knight, Linsay. Under the Sea. [Alexandria, Va.]: Time-Life Books, c1995. Pub Juv GC21.5 .U53 1995.
Kopp, Kathy. Sea Life: Coloring Book. Monterey, CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium, c1996. Pub Juv QH91.17 .K66 1996.
Ling, Mary. Asombrosos Peces. Madrid: Bruño, c1991. Pub Juv QL617.2 .L5618 1991.
Lionni, Leo. Fish is Fish. New York: Dragonfly Books, [199-?]. Pub Juv QL617.2 .L565 1990z.
Lionni, Leo. Nadarín. Barcelona: Editorial Lumen, 1988. Pub Juv PZ76.3 .L56 1988.
Malnig, Anita. Where the Waves Break: Life at the Edge of the Sea. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, c1985. Pub Juv QH95.7 .M347 1985.
Markle, Sandra. Pioneering Ocean Depths. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1995. Pub Juv GC65 .M34 1995.
Marshak, Suzanna. I Am the Ocean. New York: Arcade Pub., c1991. Pub Juv GC21.5 .M373 1991.
Melander-Magoon, Karen. Reefs. Middletown, CA: K. Melander-Magoon, c1996. Biodiv Juv QH541.5 .C7 M44 1996.
Pallotta, Jerry. Underwater Counting: Even Numbers. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, c2001. Pub Juv QL122.2 .P356 2001.
Palmer, Joy. Oceans. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1993. Pub Juv GC21.5 .P35 1993.
Parker, Steve. La Orilla del Mar. Madrid: Altea, c1990. Pub Juv QH95.7 .P3718 1991.
Parker, Steve. Los Peces. Madrid: Altea, c1992. Pub Juv QL617.2 .P3718 1992.
Pfister, Marcus. The Rainbow Fish. New York: North-South Books, 1992. Pub Juv QL617.2 .P4413 1992.
Pratt, Kristin Joy. A Swim Through the Sea. Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications, c1994. Pub Juv QH541.5 .S3 P64 1994.
Rius, María. Life in the Sea. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, c1987. Biodiv Juv QH541.5 .S3 R5813 1987.
Rius, María. La Vida en el Mar. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1987. Biodiv Juv QH541.5 .S3 R58 1987.
Sharth, Sharon. Sea Jellies: From Corals to Jellyfish. New York: Franklin Watts, c2002. Pub Juv QL375.6 .S52 2001.
Simon, Seymour. How to be an Ocean Scientist in Your Own Home. New York: J.B. Lippincott, c1988. Pub Juv GC21.5 .S56 1988.
Simon, Seymour. Oceans. New York, NY: Morrow Junior Books, c1990. Pub Juv GC21.5 .S58 1990
Svarney, Thomas E. The Handy Ocean Answer Book. Detroit, MI: Visible Ink Press, c2000. Biodiv REF GC28 .S88 2000.
Swanson, Diane. Safari Beneath the Sea: The Wonder World of the North Pacific Coast. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books for Children, c1994. Pub Juv QH104.4 .P32 S83 1994.
Tyler, Diane M. and James C. Tyler. Oceans: A Fact-filled Coloring Book. Philadelphia, PA: Running Press, c1990. Pub Juv QH91.16 .T94 1990.
Walker, Sally M. Sea Horses. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, c1999. Pub Juv QL638 .S9 W35 1999.
Wu, Norbert. A City Under the Sea: Life in a Coral Reef. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1996. Pub Juv QH95.8 .W8 1996.
Wu, Norbert. Fish Faces. New York: Holt, c1993. Pub Juv QL617.2 .W82 1993.
Yolen, Jane. Sea Watch: A Book of Poetry. New York: Philomel Books, c1996. Pub Juv PS3575 .O43 S43 1996.
CD-ROM
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean. [Redmond, WA?]: Microsoft Home, c1995. Pub AV/Multimedia QH91.16 .S36 1995.
Materials with call numbers Pub, Pub Juv, Biodiv, and Biodiv Juv are available for loan to Academy members.
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