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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

4,626 books about ocean & marine life

0–3 yrs1095 books

4–7 yrs2022 books

8–11 yrs1224 books

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Cover of Enchanted Shell

The Secret Mermaid #1

Enchanted Shell

A gifted shell necklace transforms a move to Horseshoe Bay into a magical journey where Molly discovers her hidden life

Cover of The Golden Sands

Evie's Magic Bracelet #7

The Golden Sands

Jessica Ennis-Hill, Elen Caldecott

A magical bracelet allows Evie to see golden magic everywhere, leading her and her friends into a high-stakes challenge

Cover of The Sea of Monsters

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novel #2

The Sea of Monsters

Rick Riordan, Robert Venditti

Percy Jackson must sail into treacherous waters to find a magical cure before the protective borders of Camp Half-Blood

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12–18 yrs

243 books

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Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau

Follow a young boy’s journey from swimming in the Mediterranean to becoming the world’s most famous undersea explorer an

Cover of Get Me Another One!

Get Me Another One!

Falling out of a fishing boat leads to a series of outrageous and enormous surprises when Kristi decides to catch fish h

Cover of The Sign of the Seahorse

The Sign of the Seahorse

For families seeking a captivating read-aloud with vibrant art, this tale explores environmental protection, corporate g

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Biscuit and Friends: A Day at the Aquarium

Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Colorful fish, slow sea turtles, and barking sea lions await the little yellow puppy during his exciting trip to the aqu

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Emily Windsnap #9

Emily Windsnap and the Tides of Time

Emily Windsnap uses a magic stone to travel through time, racing to unite humans and merfolk to prevent a future of poll

Cover of Comet's Nine Lives

Comet's Nine Lives

Comet the cat is running out of chances as he wanders through Nantucket Island searching for a place where he truly belo

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The Secret Mermaid #6

Return of the Dark Queen

Molly journeys to the freezing Arctic to reclaim the final piece of a magical shell and rescue a trapped ice mermaid fro

Cover of Beach Detectives

Oxford Reading Tree All Stars #10

Beach Detectives

A ruined birthday picnic at the seaside sends Alis and her friends on an investigative mission to solve a coastal myster

Cover of Dude!

A platypus and a beaver just want to catch some waves, but a surprise encounter with a shark turns their surfing trip in

Cover of Pippi in the South Seas

Pippi Longstocking #3

Pippi in the South Seas

Astrid Lindgren

Sail away to Canny Canny Island to explore deep caves and play with pearl marbles in a land where Pippi is even tougher

Cover of Flotsam

A lost camera washed up on the beach reveals a fantastic hidden world through the incredible photos found on its film.

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Beneath the Waves

Silky seaweeds and feathery algae are meticulously transformed into scuttling crabs and silvery sharks in this stunning

Cover of Escape

Six different kids must survive a shipwreck and a vicious storm on the Pacific Ocean with no food, no water, and almost

Cover of Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret

Emily Windsnap #4

Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret

Half-mermaid Emily returns to her human hometown on a mission from Neptune to unite two worlds while unravelling the mys

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Diary of a Pug #10

Bub the pug is terrified of the ocean, but he’s determined to find a secret treasure to make his best friend Bella smile

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Narwhal and Jelly Board Books #2

Narwhal and Jelly show how a big yellow blanket can become a cape, a dress, or even a picnic spot in this imaginative un

Cover of Deep Trouble

The Secret Mermaid #5

Molly the secret mermaid must outsmart a swarm of evil jellyfish to find an enchanted shell and save the dying coral ree

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Magic Tree House Graphic Novels #10

Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne

Jack and Annie track the facts behind the Titanic's sinking, from the lack of lifeboats to the cause of the disaster, in

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Where Is the Bermuda Triangle?

Vanishing ships and planes plucked from the sky define the eerie reputation of the Bermuda Triangle. Explore the legends

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Fancy Nancy: Sand Castles and Sand Palaces

Nancy and her friends spend a glittering day at the beach crafting a magnificent sand palace, only to face the rising ti

Cover of Monster Fish Frenzy

Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features #3

Monster Fish Frenzy

Piranha attacks and town-sized prehistoric fish await Wiley and his goofy Grampa as they hunt for a massive, bloated bas