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Ocean & Marine Life

The ocean is full of things stranger than anything invented, and children seem to sense this instinctively. These 0 books explore the deep, the reef, and the tidal zone: the creatures that live there and the world we're only beginning to understand.

Coral reefs, deep-sea creatures, and the vast blue mystery. For every child who dreams of diving in.

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Ocean & Marine Life Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

684 books about ocean & marine life

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Format

Middle Grade Young Adult Graphic Novels

Cover of Atlantia

When Rio is stranded in the underwater city of Atlantia by her sister's sudden choice, she must use her forbidden siren

Cover of Wrecker

Carl Hiaasen's Florida Novels #6

Wrecker finds himself caught in a dangerous net of grave robbers and smugglers, forcing him to navigate a murky world to

Cover of Against the Tide

The Little Mermaid (J. Elle) #1

Against the Tide

Ariel must reunite her estranged sisters and venture into forbidden waters to solve the mystery of their mother and save

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Cover of Alexandra

Alexandra

Scott O'Dell

Diving for sponges to help her grandfather, Alexandra uncovers a dangerous smuggling ring hidden beneath the waves of he

Ages 11–15

Cover of The Siren

Kahlen is a beautiful, deadly weapon for the Ocean, but falling for a human boy means breaking the sisterhood's most dan

Cover of Tender

After losing her grandmother, fifteen-year-old Liv leaves New York for the California coast to live with a gruff abalone

Cover of The Cruise of the Arctic Star

The Cruise of the Arctic Star

A crew sails up the California coast, meeting the rhythm of the waves while uncovering historical secrets and anecdotes

Cover of Cat O'Nine Tails

Cat O'Nine Tails

Kidnapped and forced onto a ship bound for the New World, Cat must use her sharp wits to escape the high seas and solve

Cover of Shipwreck

Six teenagers stranded in the Pacific after a vicious storm must set aside their differences and work together to surviv

Cover of The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea #1

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

An orphan hiding as a pirate and a lady fleeing an arranged marriage form an unlikely bond while planning a daring escap

Cover of The Siren, the Song, and the Spy

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea #2

The Siren, the Song, and the Spy

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Resistance fighters and spies unite to topple a ruthless empire as the Sea herself begins to fade in this epic battle fo

Cover of Apocalypse

Survival is the only goal when Kit and his parents crash their sailboat on a remote island ruled by a primitive sect tha

Cover of Hope at the Ocean's Edge

The Sadie Jones Series #1

Hope at the Ocean's Edge

Chantal J. MacDonald

Sadie returns home from Tanzania carrying heavy heartache and the difficult question of where she truly belongs after a

Cover of The Ghost's Child

The Ghost's Child

A mysterious child listens as elderly Maddy recounts a life of wild love, a free-spirited man named Feather, and a fanta

Cover of Northwind

After a deadly illness strikes his village, a young orphan named Leif must paddle a cedar canoe through a treacherous an

Cover of The Arm of the Starfish

O'Keefe Family #1

The Arm of the Starfish

Madeleine L'Engle

Adam arrives on a remote island for a marine biology internship only to be caught in a web of warnings, wealthy industri

Cover of The Summer I Turned Pretty

The Summer I Turned Pretty #1

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Summer in Cousins feels different this year as Belly navigates first heartbreaks and a family illness that forces everyo

Cover of Anne's House of Dreams

Anne of Green Gables #5

Anne's House of Dreams

L. M. Montgomery

Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe begin their new life together in a small cottage, facing the joys and heartaches of thei

Cover of Impossible Creatures

Impossible Creatures #1

Impossible Creatures

Katherine Rundell

Christopher and Mal race through a hidden archipelago of unmapped islands to save magical creatures from a dark force th

Cover of We Fell Apart

Matilda arrives at a crumbling seaside sanctuary to meet her reclusive artist father, only to find a house full of stran

Cover of The Sea King

Ancient legends come to life in an undersea world where the powerful merman Octavious, his son Bryce, and a wizard encou

Cover of The Rest of the Story

The Rest of the Story

Emma Saylor spends a summer between two worlds at North Lake, uncovering her mother's past and finding herself caught be

Cover of Syren

Septimus Heap #5

Septimus and his dragon Spit Fyre race to bring their friends home, only to become stranded on an island full of dangero

Cover of A Theory of Dreaming

A Study in Drowning #2

A Theory of Dreaming

Effy is making history at her college, but as war breaks out, her dreams and reality begin to blur into a dangerous and