Olmstead, Kathleen.
Summary: An abridged retelling of the adventures of a young seaman when he joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MELOcean, Davy
Summary: When Harry Hammer decides to leave Shark Point for better waters, he finds squid-tastic trouble instead in this Shark School (mis)adventure. Instead of a super-cool celebration, Harry Hammer's birthday party turns into a super-colossal embarrassment! Why do his parents always make him feel like a big baby hammerhead in front of his friends -- and his arch rival, Rick Reef? Harry decides he'd be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2014
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1 available in J Series, Call number: JE FIC OCENoble, Trinka Hakes
Summary: "An original legend explaining the origin of sea glass, those small pieces of colored glass found and collected on beaches. This tale attributes it to the tears of mermaids, weeping for lives lost at sea"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NOBOcean, Davy
Summary: Harry Hammer thinks he sees a fierce great white shark near Shark Point. He sounds the alarm and everyone panics! Turns out it's just an old basking shark, and now everyone is furious. After a couple more minnow-size mistakes, Harry sees a real great white shark and it's trouble"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2015
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1 available in J Series, Call number: JE FIC OCEOcean, Davy
Summary: Harry Hammer's new hero is Turbo Tex, an Olimpet gold medal-winning tiger shark. When Harry meets Tony, an awesome tiger shark at Shark Point Sea-cub Camp, he wants to be friends, but can't seem to win over Tony.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2015
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1 available in J Series, Call number: JE FIC OCEGoodner, David
Summary: After finding a map in a bottle, best friends Kondo and Kezumi build a boat and set out to explore the islands near their own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR Blue GoodnerRees, Celia.
Summary: In 1722, after arriving with her brother at the family's Jamaican plantation where she is to be married off, sixteen-year-old Nancy Kington escapes with her slave friend, Minerva Sharpe, and together they become pirates traveling the world in search of treasure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books 2003
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Summary: "Sophia bravely dives down to discover the secrets under the sea. She encounters beautiful fish and floating forests. Farther down, the dark water is full of tentacles and treasures. Deep underwater, she is never alone. Do you dare dive down after her?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUXBerkes, Marianne Collins.
Summary: The coral reef in this book is like a marine nursery, teeming with mamas and babies! In the age-old way of kids and fish, children will count and clap to the rhythm of "Over in the Meadow" while pufferfish "puff", gruntfish "grunt" and seahorses "flutter". The colorful art is fresh and fun-constructed entirely from polymer clay-and invites young fingers to fashion fishy forms
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dawn Publications 2004
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Summary: When a greedy entrepreneur searching for a legendary pearl forces Hector's family to close their tourist expedition business in an Italian coastal town, Hector decides to thwart the man's plans and save the sea, his family, and his dream of becoming a deep-sea diver, just like his father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Red Comet Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SABBarroux
Summary: "An introductory tale about the impact plastic waste has on the ocean is told through a lighthouse keeper's friendship with a whale named Blue"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flyaway Books 2022
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Summary: "Annabelle Doll, Tiffany Funcraft, and their families journey far from home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2014
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Summary: "When a lonely fisherman finds an injured bird on his boat, he nurtures it back to health, and--since the bird can no longer migrate with its family--charts a course heading south for the winter. Together, the two form a special friendship and enjoy life at sea until both the healing process and the journey come to an end"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E DUNAvi
Summary: As the lone "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC AVIBrown, Jordan
Summary: Jet and his friends invite readers on a tour of the world's oceans, engaging in fun-filled water and ice activities before launching away on a mission to the frozen environment of Jupiter's moon, Europa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE BROFerry, Beth
Summary: No-nonsense Captain Swashby is used to the sea meeting all of his needs and when, after his retirement, new neighbors disturb his solitary life, the sea helps in just the right way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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Summary: "Journey to the bottom of the sea with Dora and Boots"--Cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC RicciQuinn, Jordan.
Summary: When a legendary sea monster starts making waves in the Sea of Wrenly, Prince Lucas and his friend Clara travel to the Island of Primlox seeking information that might help them calm the beast.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2014
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC QUITeckentrup, Britta
Summary: Die-cut pages explore the depths of a coral sea and the many creatures that live there, from graceful seahorses to the enormous humpback whale, which fills the sea with eerie song.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TECCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE TECBarclay, Jane
Summary: A small boy is bursting with happiness when his older sister takes him on a trip to the seaside. They begin their journey under a wide blue sky, first on foot, then by train, bus, and bicycle. Finally they reach the shore, where they share a golden day of frolicking and freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lobster Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E BarRyan, Pam Muñoz.
Summary: Using rhyming text, a child describes the wonder of the ocean experienced through each of her five senses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2003
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Summary: Illustrations depict the story of a piece of sea glass.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Down East Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FAZD'Ath, Justin
Summary: Sam Fox is on vacation at the Great Barrier Reef, when he and a young Japanese tourist are swept off a coral shelf by a freak wave. Before they know it, a strong current has pushed them out into open water. First, Sam must fight to keep himself and his new friend from drowning. Then, as night falls over the inky black ocean, the underwater predators start moving in ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Series D'Ath 2012Alessandri, Alexandra
Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021