Library Adventures - World Ocean Day

Whether you love playful picture books, fascinating facts, or tales of brave young ocean protectors, these titles inspire curiosity, kindness, and a sense of responsibility for the world beneath the waves. Perfect for sparking conversations about conservation, wildlife, and the magic of the oceans, this booklist invites every child to become an explorer, a scientist, and a guardian of our seas.

Updated February 9, 2026
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Library Adventures - World Ocean Day

Whether you love playful picture books, fascinating facts, or tales of brave young ocean protectors, these titles inspire curiosity, kindness, and a sense of responsibility for the world beneath the waves. Perfect for sparking conversations about conservation, wildlife, and the magic of the oceans, this booklist invites every child to become an explorer, a scientist, and a guardian of our seas.

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Clean up!
Bryon, Nathan
Paper Book
Join Rocket as she sets sail on a brand new mission - to save a Caribbean island from plastic pollution! When Rocket goes on holiday to visit her grandparents, she's shocked by the pollution that's spoiling their island home and putting the local sea life at risk. Can...
Do you love oceans?
Robertson, Matt
Paper Book
Dive to the darkest depths of the deep blue sea, weave in and out of colourful coral reefs and learn about the incredible people who are trying to save our oceans in the fourth book in Matt Robertson's award-winning Do You Love? series Investigate shipwrecks where...
Tiny crab is a tidy crab
Bowles, Paula
Paper Book
Tiny Crab is a tidy crab, and a crab who LOVES his beach. So, when he invites a few friends to come and join his favourite place, he knows they will look after it, too . . . won't they? But what if they don't? And, worse, what if LOTS of friends arrive then leave rubbish EVERYWHERE, which Tiny Crab...
How the crab got his claws
Dickins, Rosie
Paper Book
A lively retelling of a classic tale about a naughty crab. Naughty Crab keeps making trouble... can the Wise Man stop him? This charmingly illustrated adaptation of one of Rudyard Kipling's much-loved Just So Stories is part of the Usborne Reading Programme, specially written for...
Blue Planet II: For Young Wildlife-Lovers Inspired by David Attenborough's Series
Stewart-Sharpe, Leisa
Ebook
This is our Blue Planet: a beautiful blue marble suspended in a sea of stars. Unlike billions of other worlds in the Milky Way, 71 per cent of our Blue Planet is covered by ocean. It's home to the greatest diversity of life on Earth but is our least explored habitat; we've...
Blue planet II
Stewart-Sharpe, Leisa
Paper Book
This is our Blue Planet- a beautiful blue marble suspended in a sea of stars. Unlike billions of other worlds in the Milky Way, 71 per cent of our Blue Planet is covered by ocean. It's home to the greatest diversity of life on Earth but is our least explored habitat; we've better...
Who wins? blue planet ii
Bbc
A fascinating interactive game book that takes real-life scenarios from the world of Blue Planet II, and turns them into a puzzle for readers to solve! Each animal has its own unique strengths that give it an advantage in the natural world. And sometimes, the underdog...
Shark Super Powers
Morris, Jillian
Paper Book
We all know about the Great White, but did you know about the shark that can glow in the dark? Or the one that can trump to lose buoyancy?Full of photographs, scientific diagrams and illustrations, Shark Super Powers is the perfect guide for any shark fanatic.Dive right in with marine biologists...
The Tindims and the turtle tangle
Gardner, Sally
Paper Book
The tiny Tindims are like the Borrowers-on-Sea, who turn our everyday rubbish into treasure. Mother-and-daughter duo, prizewinning Sally Gardner and Lydia Corry, create a fun world of characters and adventures in their empowering new series for 5-8 year olds inspiring conservation and...
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