Books about Sea Animals + Ocean Animals Unit Study

Kids will sing, clap, and count their way among pufferfish that puff, gruntfish that grunt and seahorses that flutter, and begin to appreciate life in the ocean.

And the art will inspire many a project.

Plus there are several pages of extension ideas for curriculum and art projects as well as resources on the web and elsewhere.

Praised by Jacques Cousteau, this book, illustrated and written by a 16 year-old, is a classic introduction to the marine habitat.

This 1994 alphabet and alliteration book continues to be a favorite of kids, parents, and teachers everywhere.

It is truly an exceptional swim through an alphabet of sea creatures.

Each page highlights a selected species with a full-color illustration and a paragraph of fascinating facts, surrounded by a frame full of extra creatures and vocabulary.

A 48-page teachers guide (sold separately) is a valuable educator companion.

National Geographic Kids First Big Book of the Ocean is an adorable animal reference that includes the sea’s high-interest animals, such as dolphins, sharks, sea otters, and penguins, and introduces kids to some of its lesser-known creatures.

More than 100 charming animal photos illustrate the profiles, with facts about the creatures’ sizes, diets, homes, and more.

Discover amazing and fascinating sea creatures in the hole in the bottom of the sea!

Based on the traditional cumulative song, each verse introduces a new creature and its place in the food chain, with the shark chasing the eel, who chases the squid, who chases the snail.

Enhanced CD includes video animation and audio singalong.

The briny deep is home to an enormous variety of fascinating creatures, from the dainty sea horse to the fearsome shark, from the spiny sea urchin to the majestic blue whale.

In striking woodcut illustrations, diverse creatures glide through blue and green waters, while succinct, witty poetry examines their behavior and interactions.

In this companion volume to On the Farm and In the Wild, David Elliott and Holly Meade explore the depths of the ocean in a collection of poems sure to thrill budding oceanographers and landlubbers alike.

Young readers will joyfully immerse themselves in this awesome adventure at sea, in which stunning National Geographic photos reveal hidden worlds of action and beauty.

We meet 30 favorite sea creatures and explore their watery homes: playful dolphins, mysterious sharks, graceful sea turtles, waddling penguins, and dozens of others.

The sequel to the best-selling “Rumble in the Jungle,” this delightful new collection of poems includes fun rhymes about the creatures who live in and around the ocean.

Children will delight in the snappy poems and colorful illustrations about whales, walruses, penguins, polar bears, stingrays and sharks.

In a singsong text, a little boy describes his adventure into the deep blue sea.

He plays peekaboo with a hermit crab and fences with a swordfish until he eventually discovers a pirate’s treasure chest, but he leaves most of it behind when he meets what’s on the next page–a shark.

Still, he manages to bring a coin back up to his mother, who is waiting for him at the surface.

Author and illustrator Bob Barner makes waves with his signature rhyming text and colorful illustrations in this lush picture book about the sea.

Filled with incredible fishy facts about vertebrates, invertebrates, endoskeletons, and exoskeletons, plus an underwater informational chart, Sea Bones will make young readers want to dive right in!

Plus, this is a fixed-format version of the book, which looks nearly identical to the print version.

Kids will love this innovative book and DVD package that lets them discover the fascinating underwater world – without ever getting wet!

The entry for each letter focuses on the ocean-dwellers that begin with that letter.

Kids will find fun facts and interesting tidbits as they pour over the amazing photographs.

The 45-minute DVD showcases incredible footage that kids will want to watch over and over again.

Do you know which deep sea creature scares away its enemies by spraying ink at them, or which fish has lights inside its mouth to attract food?

Learn the answer to these questions and other fascinating details about ocean life in this engaging and informative book.

The Berenstain Bears dive under the ocean to discover life below the waves!

The family meets flying fish, dolphins, sharks, and giant squid while getting a close-up look at undersea plants in this remarkable learning adventure.

Did you know that the deep-sea anglerfish has a glowing fishing rod attached to its body, or that the barreleye fish has a see-through head?

See these wacky creatures and more in this brilliantly illustrated book that explores the strangest creatures under the sea.

Traveling down from the Sunny Zone to the Dark Zone to the Trench at the bottom, Captain Cat and his crew get up close and personal with the different life forms found at each level of the ocean.

Along the way, they meet sharks, jellyfish, dolphins, manatees, whales, and sea cucumbers, to name just a few!