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2) Seabird
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1975
Language
English
Description
An ivory gull carved by Ezra Brown in 1832 brings luck to four generations of his family as they travel on the seas and in the air.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After a tragic accident maims her laboratory assistant, Dr. Sara Pollard's career as a primate behaviorist lies in ruins. With nothing left to lose, Pollard, descendant of a Nantucket captain whose ship was sunk by a rogue whale, accepts an offer to join anti-whaling activists on a round-the-world racing yacht as the resident scientist, to sail from Argentina to the stormy Antarctic Sea. There they'll shadow, harass, and expose the Japanese fleet,...
Author
Series
Doll people volume 4
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Annabelle Doll, Tiffany Funcraft, and their families journey far from home"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The Mane 6--Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rarity--dive into an unforgettable underwater adventure, discovering stories from the past and making new fin-tastic friends!"--Back cover.
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Stranded on a desert island, a young man yearns for objects from his past. A local from a small coastal town in England is found dead as the tide goes out. A Norwegian whaling ship is stranded in the Arctic, its crew threatened by mysterious forces. In the nineteenth century, a ship drifts in becalmed waters in the Indian Ocean, those on it haunted by their evil deeds. A surfer turned diver discovers there are things worse than drowning under the...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Compulsively readable."--New York Times Book Review The extraordinary new thriller from Stuart Turton, author of the bestselling murder mystery The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, winner of the Costa Best First Novel Award. A murder on the high seas. A remarkable detective duo. A demon who may or may not exist. It's 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being transported to Amsterdam to be executed for a crime he may, or may...
11) Here comes Ocean
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow a child through a day of surprises at the beach.
Author
Publisher
Blue Dot Kids Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Kai is an explorer. She is also extremely curious, especially about the vast and silent sea. What's on the other side of the kelp forest? Are the squid sending secret messages to each other? Where did all the coral go? Why are the fish always in such a rush? Could jellyfish have come from another planet? Welcome to Kai's Ocean of Curiosities, where you are invited to take your own walk beneath the waves.
15) The dark frigate
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In seventeenth-century England, orphaned Philip Marsham, forced to flee London after a terrible accident, finds himself in an even more difficult situation when his ship is taken over by pirates and he is forced to become a member of their crew.
17) Deep underwater
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Sophia bravely dives down to discover the secrets under the sea. She encounters beautiful fish and floating forests. Farther down, the dark water is full of tentacles and treasures. Deep underwater, she is never alone. Do you dare dive down after her?"--
18) Moby Dick
Author
Language
English
Description
A young seaman joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The series focused on the way our young animal friends spend a day continues with an adventurous dolphin calf, as she explores the vast Pacific ocean with her mother and meets the many wonderful water dwelling creatures that live there."-- provided by publisher.
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