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1) Coral reefs
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In this charming picture book for preschoolers, curious kids will learn all about the amazing underwater world of coral reefs and the animals that live there. From sea stars to seahorses to sharks, young readers will be amazed by the diversity of life in coral reefs and by the wonders of our natural world. These engaging Explore My World picture books, on subjects kids care about, combine simple storytelling with unforgettable photography. They invite...
2) Coral reefs
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
3) Coral reefs
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the ecology and wildlife of coral reefs and islands.
4) Coral reefs
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl is transported by a mysterious library book into an undersea city of coral reefs, where she is surrounded by wondrous plants and animals.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Coral reefs are a microcosm of our planet: wondrously diverse, deeply interconnected, and critically imperiled. They sustain entire ecosystems and protect vulnerable coasts. But corals across the planet are in the middle of an unprecedented die-off, beset by warming oceans, pollution, human damage, and their own devastating pandemic. Even under stress, they are out-of-this world gorgeous, sending out warning flares in fluorescent bursts of yellow,...
6) Coral reefs
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains the process and materials that corals use to build reefs. This book's colorful photos, clear text, and A Closer Look feature highlight the engineering that makes this structure such a marvel and helps corals survive in the wild.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Mermaids, kidnappers, and mercenaries hijack a tropical vacation in this genre-bending sendup of the American honeymoon. On the grounds of a Caribbean island resort, newlyweds Deb and Chip{u2014}our opinionated, skeptical narrator and her cheerful jock husband who's friendly to a fault{u2014}meet a marine biologist who says she's sighted mermaids in a coral reef. As the resort's "parent company" swoops in to corner the market on mythological creatures,...
8) Fish wish
Author
Publisher
Holiday House Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A young boy's dream sends him on an underwater journey through a coral reef where he learns all about real coral reefs and the animals that live in them.
9) Coral
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A disagreement between Coral, Filly, and Manta, three young mermaids who work together to build and safeguard the reef that is their home, must quickly be set right.
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Environmental engineer Anne Jankéliowitch takes a mesmerizing, playful, and scientific deep dive into one of the Mediterranean Sea’s most-curious treasures in The Mysteries of Red Coral, featuring illustrations by award-winning artist Stéphane Kiehl. Considered a lucky charm as well as material for jewelry and works of art, red coral has mesmerized humankind since antiquity. But who are the people behind creating these precious objects? A young...
Author
Series
Greetings from somewhere volume 8
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With help from their cousin Harry, eight-year-old twins Ella and Ethan discover who is illegally taking coral from the reefs near their aunt and uncle's beach house on the shore of Australia's Coral Sea.
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Ayla lives on a beautiful tropical island surrounded by a coral reef. Her mom is a marine biologist, and every day, the two go exploring together. One day, Ayla notices that many of the fish have disappeared, and the once-vibrant corals have turned pale. She and her mom set out to save the corals--but is it too late?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Use your reading superpowers to learn all about a beautiful coral reef and the sea animals living there - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Children will love to find out about the beautiful coral reef and all the sea animals that can be spotted on it."
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this illustrated book for ages 7 to 10, marine ecologist Erin Spencer provides fascinating, scientific information about coral reef and conservation work that scientists are undertaking, and solution-oriented ways kids and families can help in the effort"--
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Use your reading superpowers to learn all about a beautiful coral reef and the sea animals living there - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Children will love to find out about the beautiful coral reef and all the sea animals that can be spotted on it."
Author
Publisher
TOKYOPOP
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This manga follows Marlin, a clown fish, who is highly overprotective of his son, Nemo. When Nemo gets caught by a diver and ends up in a dentist's fish tank, Marlin stops at nothing to find him and gets a little help along the way from a blue tang named Dory.
Author
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Mustique is in a state of breathless calm as tropical storm Cristobal edges towards it across the Atlantic. Most villa owners have escaped the island but a few young socialites remain, unwilling to let summer's partying end. American heiress Amanda Fortini is one such thrill-seeker -- until she heads out for a morning swim and doesn't return. Detective Sergeant Solomon Nile is just 28 years old and the island's only fully trained police officer. He...
Author
Publisher
Immedium
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the Octonauts, a team of eight animals who explore the ocean, discover a bleached and abandoned coral reef, they learn about the important relationships among animals, plants, and their habitats.
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