Ocean Week 2024

Updated May 17, 2024
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The right to be cold : one woman's story of protecting her culture, the Arctic, and the whole planet
Watt-Cloutier, Sheila
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2017 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Now in paperback, one of Canada's most passionate environmental and human rights activists addresses the global threat of climate change from the intimate perspective of her own Arctic childhood
Not on my watch : how a renegade whale biologist took on governments and industry to save wild salmon
Morton, Alexandra
Paper Book
In 1989, industrial aquaculture moved into British Columbia, chasing away the whales Alexandra Morton had dedicated her life to studying. Her fisherman neighbours asked her if she would write letters on their behalf to government explaining the damage the farms were doing to the fisheries, and one...
The imperilled ocean : human stories from a changing sea
Trethewey, Laura
Paper Book
A Globe and MailTop 100 Selection A Writers' Trust of CanadaBest Book of the Year A CBC BooksBest Canadian Nonfiction Selection A Hill TimesTop 100 Selection (2020) Silver Medal, Miramichi Reader's "The Very Best!" Book Awards ...
Ocean speaks : how Marie Tharp revealed the ocean's biggest secret
Keating, Jess
Paper Book
From a young age, Marie Tharp wanted to be a scientist. In the mid-twentieth century, women were not welcome in the sciences, but Marie got a job in a laboratory at Cambridge University, New York. But then she faced another barrier: women were not allowed on the research ships (they were considered...
My ocean is blue
Lebeuf, Darren
Paper Book
'This is my ocean,' the young girl begins as she heads over the dunes with her mother. Then, as they pass the whole day at the seaside, she lyrically describes her ocean in simple, sensory detail. Nothing the girl experiences escapes her careful observation and appreciation. And at day's end, she...
Hello humpback!
Budd, Robert
Paper Book
With bright and bold illustrations of the wild and magical West Coast by celebrated artist Roy Henry Vickers, this sturdy board book will delight babies and toddlers as they begin to experience and recognize the sights and sounds of the natural world. Hello Humpback!, a "first words" book,...
Fresh air, clean water : our right to a healthy environment
Clendenan, Megan
Paper Book
Everyone depends on clean air to breathe, safe water to drink and healthy soil for growing food. But what if your drinking water is dangerous, your air is polluted and your soil is toxic? What can you do about that? Do you have the right to demand change? Fresh Air, Clean Water:...
Ocean! : waves for all
McAnulty, Stacy
Paper Book
From writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator David Litchfield, Ocean! Waves for All is a light-hearted nonfiction picture book about the formation and history of the ocean, told from the perspective of the ocean itself. Dude. Ocean is incredible. Atlantic, Pacific,...
The global ocean
Strauss, Rochelle
Paper Book
Though we think of Earth's five oceans as separate and distinct, they are actually a linked system of circulating water that is one single ocean - the global ocean. This comprehensive overview explores the global ocean's enormous influence on the planet, as well as humans' often-detrimental...
The aquanaut
Heinerth, Jill
Paper Book
When I was young, the world seemed too dangerous. Everything was too hard. I was too young. Places were too far away. But that was okay because I had a big imagination. Through beautiful, spare text, Jill Heinerth tells her story about a girl who feels too young, too little and too far away from her...
Bottomfeeder : how to eat ethically in a world of vanishing seafood
Grescoe, Taras
Paper Book
The oceans : a deep history
Rohling, Eelco J.
Paper Book
The 4.4-billion-year history of the oceans and their role in Earth's climate system It has often been said that we know more about the moon than we do about our own oceans. In fact, we know a great deal more about the oceans than many people realize. Scientists know that our...
We are water protectors
Lindstrom, Carole
Paper Book
From author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Michaela Goade comes a New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal winning picture book that honors Indigenous-led movements across the world. Powerfully written and gorgeously illustrated, We Are Water Protectors,...
The curious life of krill : a conservation story from the bottom of the world
Nicol, Stephen
Paper Book
"Makes you feel as if you're part of an engaging dinnertime conversation." --Science News Krill--it's a familiar word that conjures oceans, whales, and swimming crustaceans. Scientists say they are one of most abundant animals on the planet....
Braiding sweetgrass
Kimmerer, Robin Wall.
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller A Washington Post Bestseller Named a "Best Essay Collection of the Decade" by Literary Hub As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member...
Plastic, ahoy! : investigating the great Pacific garbage patch
Newman, Patricia
Paper Book
Plastic: it's used to make everything from drink bottles and bags to toys and toothbrushes. But what happens when it ends up where it doesn't belong--like in the Pacific Ocean? How does it affect ocean life? Is it dangerous? And exactly how much is out there? A team of...
Sea Change: Charting a Sustainable Future for Oceans in Canada
Sumaila, Ussif Rashid
Paper Book
As climate change, resource overexploitation, and pollution leave ever more visible marks, ocean ecosystems, economies, and people are all affected. With coasts on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic, Canada faces a formidable challenge in building resilient, sustainable oceans and supporting the...
The sea book
Milner, Charlotte
Paper Book
Featuring fascinating, fishy fun facts accompanied by bright, bold, and beautiful illustrations, this book takes children on a journey through the sea and all its zones.  This charming celebration of the sea shows children how extraordinary our oceans are and is a reminder...
Emperors of the deep sharks -- the ocean's most mysterious, most misunderstood, and most important guardians
McKeever, William
Paper Book
In this remarkable groundbreaking book, a documentarian and conservationist, determined to dispel misplaced fear and correct common misconceptions, explores in-depth the secret lives of sharks--magnificent creatures who play an integral part in maintaining the health of the world's oceans and...
The deep blue
Guillain, Charlotte
Paper Book
At sea with the marine birds of the raincoast
Fox, Caroline
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia. At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast combines the natural and human histories of Pacific Northwest marine birds with Caroline Fox's personal story of her life as a...
The whale warriors : the battle at the bottom of the world to save the planet's largest mammals
Heller, Peter
Paper Book
For two months, journalist Heller was aboard the pirate ship the Farley Mowat as it stalked its prey--a Japanese whaling fleet. Now, Heller chronicles this hair-raising journey, whose mission was to stop illegal whaling in the stormy, remote seas off Antarctica. 288.

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