Corals
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Though corals look like plants and sunlight helps them grow, corals are actually animals! Find out where corals live, what they look like, and how they eat and make coral reefs.
Clown Fish
Part of the Oceans Alive series
The sea anemone and the clown fish are ocean friends. They live together and care for each other. Children will discover what a clown fish is and its special relationship with the sea anemone.
Cuttlefish
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Cuttlefish are chameleons of the sea. They can change their skin color to match their surroundings. Beginning readers will discover where cuttlefish live, what they eat, and how they stay safe from predators.
Sea Stars
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Look for a sea star's mouth in the middle of its body! Arms called rays surround its mouth. This book introduces children to the anatomy of a sea star and explains the unique way a sea star eats.
Frogfish
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Frogfish rarely swim. Instead, they "walk" on their fins, crawling along the sea floor. This book teaches children how frogfish look, how they travel underwater, and that they wiggle to catch prey.
Barracudas
Part of the Oceans Alive series
With sleek bodies, dagger-like teeth, and ferocious appetites, barracudas are excellent ocean hunters. Beginning readers will learn where barracudas call home and why they are nicknamed the "tigers of the sea."
Stingrays
Part of the Oceans Alive series
A swimming stingray looks like its flying through the ocean! Its wide fins look like wings and help it glide. This book introduces children to the parts of a stingray, especially its stinging tail.
Sea Turtles
Part of the Oceans Alive series
A sea turtle uses four flippers to move through the ocean water. Its flippers help it paddle, turn, and stop. Discover where sea turtles live, how they look, and all about baby sea turtles.
Manatees
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Manatees are gigantic ocean creatures. They are an endangered species. In this book, beginning readers will learn how manatees look, move through water, and dig up plants for food.
Manta Rays
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Manta rays are large, graceful ocean animals. They glide through the water on slowly flapping fins. Find out what manta rays look like, how they eat, and how they are able to jump and breach the surface of the waters in which they live.
Sea Horses
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Did you know that there is a fish with the head of a horse? This book introduces children to sea horses-how they look, use a snout to eat, hide on the ocean floor, and have babies.
Sponges
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Sponges can be almost any color and look like tubes, fans, vases, cups, or barrels. Most sponges stay in one place all their lives! Float along with a diversity of sponges and explore where they live, how their skeletons support their bodies, and how they eat.
Orcas
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Orcas communicate with whistles and clicks and can recognize each other's voices. Young readers will learn how orcas look, breach the water to breathe, hunt ocean animals, and live in pods.
Swordfish
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Did you know that swordfish can move at 50 miles per hour? Their sleek bodies and swords help them cut through water. This book explores the swordfish as an ocean animal and hunter.
Sea Urchins
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Sea urchins are prickly creatures. Sharp spines completely cover their bodies. Young readers will learn the parts of a sea urchin and how sea urchins move, eat, and stay safe.
Angelfish
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Angelfish are colorful ocean creatures known for their vibrant beauty. This book introduces young readers to the attractive appearance of angelfish and explains where angelfish live and what they eat.
Sea Dragons
Part of the Oceans Alive series
The mouths of sea dragons are long, narrow, and toothless. They work like straws. Beginning readers will enjoy learning about the different kinds of sea dragons, where sea dragons live, and how sea dragons stay safe.
Puffer Fish
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Did you know that a puffer fish inflates into a ball when it senses danger? It uses size to intimidate predators. This book introduces children to the appearance, eating habits, and predator escape tactics of puffer fish.
Parrotfish
Part of the Oceans Alive series
The teeth of parrotfish never stop growing. They look like a parrot's beak! This book explores how colorful parrotfish swim, eat, and rest covered in slime.
Lionfish
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Lionfish are intense predators that swallow their prey whole. This book introduces young readers to the physical features, hunting methods, and poisonous spines of lionfish.
Sea Anemones
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Sea anemones have poisonous tentacles that they use to sting some kinds of fish. Explore what sea anemones are, where they live, and how they protect clown fish!
Eels
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Did you know that eels are called the snakes of the seas? Young readers will learn what eels are, what unique physical features they have, and how they dig pits for hiding.
Jellyfish
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Wherever the ocean current takes them, jellyfish go. They are considered drifters. Follow jellyfish as they move underwater and discover why they are known for their sting!
Octopuses
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Did you know that octopuses are good escape artists? They can squirt dark ink into the water to surprise predators. Beginning readers will discover how octopuses use their eight arms to move, hide, and search for prey.
Sea Otters
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Sea otters spend a lot of time together floating on their backs. It makes sense why a group of sea otters is called a raft. Young readers will learn how sea otters look, eat, and live in community.
Lobsters
Part of the Oceans Alive series
A lobster hides by day and hunts for food by night. It wears its skeleton on the outside of its body. Children will discover the physical characteristics of lobsters and how they thrive underwater.
Sharks
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Sharks are known as nature's fiercest ocean predators. Wherever they are, danger is lurking! This book introduces children to the characteristics and hunting methods of sharks.
Sea Lions
Part of the Oceans Alive series
A sea lion can hold its breath below water for three to nine minutes. After that, it must come to the surface for air. Follow this coastal creature as it lives in water and on land.
Puffins
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Puffins are skilled swimmers that can dive 100 feet deep! Their ability to dive helps them hunt and devour fish. Young readers will learn about this seabird's nesting patterns, hunting abilities, and physical characteristics.
Sponges
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Sponges can be almost any color and look like tubes, fans, vases, cups, or barrels. Most sponges stay in one place all their lives! Float along with a diversity of sponges and explore where they live, how their skeletons support their bodies, and how they eat.
Puffins
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Puffins are skilled swimmers that can dive 100 feet deep! Their ability to dive helps them hunt and devour fish. Young readers will learn about this seabird's nesting patterns, hunting abilities, and physical characteristics.
Sea Shells
Part of the Oceans Alive series
What happens when you put a sea shell up to your ear? You hear the sound of crashing ocean waves. This book explores spiral sea shells, sea shells with two parts, and how animals live in sea shells.
Puffer Fish
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Did you know that a puffer fish inflates into a ball when it senses danger? It uses size to intimidate predators. This book introduces children to the appearance, eating habits, and predator escape tactics of puffer fish.
Corals
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Though corals look like plants and sunlight helps them grow, corals are actually animals! Find out where corals live, what they look like, and how they eat and make coral reefs.
Jellyfish
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Wherever the ocean current takes them, jellyfish go. They are considered drifters. Follow jellyfish as they move underwater and discover why they are known for their sting!
Dolphins
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Dolphins make clicking sounds and listen for echoes to catch food. Echoes help dolphins locate fish. Learn all about dolphin communication and how dolphins prosper underwater!
Crabs
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Did you know that a crab grows a new leg if it loses one? Or that a crab walks sideways? Young readers will learn about the shells, eyes, and legs of this scuttling creature.
Parrotfish
Part of the Oceans Alive series
The teeth of parrotfish never stop growing. They look like a parrot's beak! This book explores how colorful parrotfish swim, eat, and rest covered in slime.
Octopuses
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Did you know that octopuses are good escape artists? They can squirt dark ink into the water to surprise predators. Beginning readers will discover how octopuses use their eight arms to move, hide, and search for prey.
Clown Fish
Part of the Oceans Alive series
The sea anemone and the clown fish are ocean friends. They live together and care for each other. Children will discover what a clown fish is and its special relationship with the sea anemone.
Seals
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Did you know that there is a seal bigger than a car? The elephant seal is the biggest kind of seal. This book teaches beginning readers about the many kinds of seals and how they live in water and on land.
Sea Turtles
Part of the Oceans Alive series
A sea turtle uses four flippers to move through the ocean water. Its flippers help it paddle, turn, and stop. Discover where sea turtles live, how they look, and all about baby sea turtles.
Sea Horses
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Did you know that there is a fish with the head of a horse? This book introduces children to sea horses-how they look, use a snout to eat, hide on the ocean floor, and have babies.
Whales
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Whales are giant sea creatures capable of performing amazing acrobatics! They groan and sing to talk to each other. This books lets children look closely at the life and behavior of whales.
Squids
Part of the Oceans Alive series
A squid has two gigantic eyes to see in dark places, eights arms for holding food, and a funnel for swimming! Young readers will get sucked in as they discover how squids eat, swim, and escape predators.
Whales
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Whales are giant sea creatures capable of performing amazing acrobatics! They groan and sing to talk to each other. This books lets children look closely at the life and behavior of whales.
Shrimp
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Many shrimp can light up and squirt bright clouds from their bodies to scare away predators! Beginning readers will discover what shrimp look like and how they move and eat.
Walruses
Part of the Oceans Alive series
Tusks are long teeth that never stop growing. Walruses use tusks to pull themselves out of the water and onto ice. Young readers will learn how walruses look, act, and swim.
