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ocean life

Books about ocean life for readers of all ages.

Cover of Secret seahorse

Secret seahorse

Stella Blackstone

Ages 3–7ocean lifecuriosity

Cover of Fishes in the Ocean (First Flight Early Readers)

Fishes in the Ocean (First Flight Early Readers)

Richard Thompson

Ages 4–7countingnature

Cover of Fish wish

Fish wish

Bob Barner

Ages 3–7natureocean life

Cover of Fishes in the Ocean (First Flight Books Level One)

Fishes in the Ocean (First Flight Books Level One)

Richard Thompson

Ages 3–7countingocean life

Cover of Project whale

Project whale

Jill Bailey

Ages 7–11natureconservation

Cover of Humphrey the Lost Whale

Humphrey the Lost Whale

Wendy Tokuda, Richard Hall

Ages 4–8naturewildlife

Cover of Squid-napped!

Squid-napped!

Ocean, Davy

Ages 7–11adventurefamily

Cover of What the sea saw

What the sea saw

Stephanie St. Pierre

Ages 4–9natureocean life

Cover of The whale

The whale

Vita Murrow

Ages 3–8naturewonder

Cover of A Curious Clownfish

A Curious Clownfish

Eric Maddern

Ages 4–8curiosityadventure

Cover of Undersea City

Undersea City

Dana Meachen Rau

Ages 4–8natureocean life

Cover of Coral Reef

Coral Reef

Bob Reese

Ages 3–8natureocean life

Cover of Octopus

Octopus

Ages 2–6natureocean life

Cover of Wild Marine Animals - Manatees (Wild Marine Mammals)

Wild Marine Animals - Manatees (Wild Marine Mammals)

Melissa Cole

Ages 5–8animalsnature

Cover of Starfish

Starfish

Edith Thacher Hurd

Ages 3–8natureocean life

Cover of Otter in the cove

Otter in the cove

Miska Miles

Ages 5–9natureanimals

Cover of Pearl

Pearl

Molly Schaar Idle

Ages 3–8responsibilityself-discovery

Cover of Do you know about fish?

Do you know about fish?

Buffy Silverman, Intuitive Intuitive

Ages 4–8natureanimals

Cover of Who's in the sea?

Who's in the sea?

Charles Reasoner

Ages 2–6animalsnature

Cover of The hermit crab

The hermit crab

Brian Cutting

Ages 3–7animalsnature

Cover of Chasing at the surface

Chasing at the surface

Sharon Mentyka

Ages 8–14mother-daughter relationshipsnature

Cover of Fish wish

Fish wish

Bob Barner

Ages 3–8wishescoral reef

Cover of Sea Lion Swims (Smithsonian Oceanic) Smithsonian Institution

Sea Lion Swims (Smithsonian Oceanic) Smithsonian Institution

Laura Gates Galvin

Ages 5–8animalsocean life

Cover of Journey of a humpback whale

Journey of a humpback whale

Caryn Jenner, DK Publishing

Ages 5–9naturemigration