Celebrating Ocean Week Victoria

Dive into some deep sea reading to celebrate Ocean Week Victoria from June 1 - 9, 2024.

Updated May 21, 2024
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The underworld : journeys to the depths of the ocean
Casey, Susan
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets "An irresistible mix of splendid scholarship, heart-stopping adventure...
Professor Astro Cat's deep-sea voyage
Walliman, Dominic, Dr.
Paper Book
Perfect for quarantine reading with your children! Where did all the water on our planet come from? How deep is the ocean? What exactly is a fish? Find out all of this and more in the newest Professor Astro Cat adventure! Despite covering over 70% of the...
Takaya : lone wolf
Alexander, Cheryl
Paper Book
A lone wild wolf lives on a small group of uninhabited islands in British Columbias Salish Sea, surrounded by freighter, oil tanker and other boat traffic and in close proximity to a large urban area. His name is Takaya, which is the Coast Salish First Nations peoples word for wolf. Cheryl Alexander...
Oceans : a very short introduction
Stow, D. A. V.
Paper Book
The importance of the oceans to life on Earth cannot be overstated. Liquid water covers more than 70% of our planet's surface and, in past geological time, has spread over 85%. Life on Earth began in the oceans over 3.5 billion years ago and remained there for the great majority of that time. Today...
The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World's Oceans
Trethewey, Laura
Paper Book
Longlisted, SWCC Book Award (General Category) A Globe and MailTop 100 Selection Five oceans cover approximately seventy per cent of the earth, yet we know little of what lies beneath them. Now, the race is on to completely map the oceans' floor. Scientists, investors,...
The blue machine : how the ocean works
Czerski, Helen
Paper Book
All of Earth's oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge flows of energy, water, life, and raw materials. In The Blue Machine, physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski illustrates the mechanisms behind this defining feature of our planet,...
Amazing oceans : the surprising world of our incredible seas
Roth, Annie
Paper Book
Go on an underwater adventure in this detailed look at our oceans' most fascinating places, plants and animals. This fascinating book will take children beyond the seaweed, sharks, and shells that you have seen many times before, and show you the secret world that lies in and...
The brilliant abyss : exploring the majestic hidden life of the deep ocean and the looming threat that imperils it
Scales, Helen
Paper Book
A marine biologist vividly brings alive the extraordinary ecosystem of the deep ocean--a realm about which we know less than we do about the Moon--and shows how protecting rather than exploiting it will benefit mankind. "The oceans have always shaped human lives," writes marine biologist...
Ocean lullaby
Kvasnosky, Laura McGee
Paper Book
A soft and soothing good night journey through an ocean filled with sleepy sea creatures, perfect for bedtime in the summer or year-round. The sun is setting. The waves are gently lapping at the shore. It's time for all the ocean creatures to rest. Whales, turtles, dolphins, and...
Ocean atlas : a journey across the waves and into the deep
Jackson, Tom
Paper Book
How the sea came to be : and all the creatures in it
Berne, Jennifer
Paper Book
The Children's Book Committee of Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List - STEM & Outstanding Merit (2024) The New York Public Library Best Books for Kids List (2023) A lyrical, spectacular history of the ocean--from its...
Orca : shared waters, shared home
Mapes, Lynda
Paper Book
2021 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Nature and the Environment Orca whale J35, also known as "Tahlequah," gave birth in July of 2018 in the waters off British Columbia, but her calf died soon after, leading its mother to carry her for 17 days across 1000 miles before...
Why sharks matter : a deep dive with the world's most misunderstood predator
Shiffman, David
Paper Book
Get submerged in the amazing world of sharks! Your expert host, award-winning marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman, will show you how--and why--we should protect these mysterious, misunderstood guardians of the ocean. Sharks are some of the most fascinating, most ecologically...
1, 2, 3 Salish Sea: A Pacific Northwest Counting Book
McClure, Nikki
Paper Book
This beautiful natural history counting book features artist Nikki McClure's stunning papercut artwork of flora and fauna found in and alongside the Salish Sea. A celebration of the unique Salish Sea ecosystem, this counting book will inspire kids to learn more about the...
The tide pool waits
Fleming, Candace
Paper Book
Dive into the rich ecology of tide pools and watch a hidden world spring in this masterful nonfiction picture book for very young readers. Twice a day when the tide goes out, an astonishing world is revealed in the tide pools that form along the Pacific Coast. Some...
Orcas of the Salish Sea
Leiren-Young, Mark
Digital file
Meet Onyx and the orcas of J pod, the world's most famous whales. Illustrated with stunning photos, this picture book introduces young readers to the orcas humans first fell in love with. The members of J pod live in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Washington and British Columbia. Moby...
The sea around us
Carson, Rachel
Paper Book
Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us was a phenomenal success. Rachel Carson's rare ability to combine scientific insight with moving, poetic prose catapulted her book to first place on The New York Times bestseller list, where it remained on top for thirty-one consecutive weeks. It stayed on the...

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