Library Adventures: Oceans

Library Adventures is a free, year-round reading for pleasure programme for children aged 4-11.

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Updated September 25, 2024
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Let's save Antarctica : why we must protect our planet
Barr, Catherine
Paper Book
"Home to millions of penguins, ancient dinosaur fossils and huge blue whales, Antarctica is our last great wilderness. This fascinating picture book brings to life this extreme and exciting continent for young children, exploring its icy landscape and extraordinary wildlife. It also shows the...
I love you, Blue
Barroux
Paper Book
The shark caller
Bethell, Zillah
Audiobook
Gigantic
Biddulph, Rob
Paper Book
A powerful and standout sea-life story featuring one very small and determined blue whale from bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Rob Biddulph Meet Gigantic, the smallest blue whale in the Atlantic. Dwarfed by the other whales, Gigantic keeps to himself, making new...
The girl with the shark's teeth
Burnell, Cerrie
Paper Book
Minnow is different from the other girls in her town and there's plenty to set her apart: the blossom of pale scars which lie beneath Minnow's delicate ears, the fact that she has an affinity with the water which leaves people speechless, and that once - she is sure - in deep, deep water, her body...
Rescuing Titanic
Delargy, Flora
Paper Book
Rescuing Titanic tells with exquisite illustrations and richly detailed text the story of the Carpathia and its heroic journey rescuing passengers from the Titanic.
The Southern Ocean
Ganeri, Anita.
Paper Book
Explore the remote Southern Ocean in this beautifully illustrated children's book, for readers aged 9+ Icy and mysterious, the Southern Ocean stretches across the bottom of the Earth, surrounding the continent of Antarctica. With its freezing waters, harsh...
Song of the dolphin boy
Laird, Elizabeth
Paper Book
A magical story of friendship, adventure and the importance of marine conservation, from award-winning author Elizabeth Laird.Finn has always been different, and in the tiny fishing village of Stromhead he sticks out like a sore thumb. Always told to keep away from the water, he's felt that...
Kensuke's kingdom
Morpurgo, Michael.
Paper Book
Kensuke's Kingdom is a true children's classic by Michael Morpurgo, the creator of War Horse. I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven't got your safety harness on, you haven't got your lifejacket on. You shouldn't be doing this . . . I was in...
The search for the giant Arctic jellyfish
Savage, Chloe
Paper Book
Around the ocean in 80 fish & other sea life
Scales, Helen
Paper Book
This is an inspiring tour of the world's oceans and 80 of its most notable inhabitants. Beautifully illustrated, the book includes fascinating stories of the fish, shellfish and other sea life that have somehow impacted human life - whether in our medicine, culture or folklore - in often surprising...
Frozen planet II
Stewart-Sharpe, Leisa
Paper Book
Our planet is powered by the oceans, entangled in plants, and home to animals of every colour, shape and size. But in its last true wilderness, our planet is white . . . welcome to our frozen planet. Each year, a quarter of our planet is frozen solid, so let's journey to these...

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