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Earle, Sylvia. Dive!. National Geographic, 1999. A distinguished marine biologist takes young readers with her. For readers in grades 4 to 7.

Harris, Nicholas. To the Bottom of the Ocean. Peter Bedrick, 2000. A vertical view of the ocean; for readers in grades 4 to 6.

Hill, Christine M. Robert Ballard: Oceanographer Who Discovered the Titanic. Enslow, 1999. For middle school readers.

Lambert, David. The Kingfisher Young People's Book of Oceans. Kingfisher, 1997. For middle school readers and up.

Littlefield, Cindy. Awesome Ocean Science: Investigating the Secrets of the Underwater World. Williamson, 2003. For readers in grades 3 to 5.

Nye, Bill. Bill Nye the Science Guy's Big Blue Ocean. Hyperion, 1999. For readers in grades 3 to 6.

Polking, Kirk. Oceanographers and Explorers of the Sea. Enslow, 1999. Profiles of ten scientists; for middle school readers.

Twist, Clint. Seas and Oceans. Dillon, 1991. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

Vieira, Linda. The Seven Seas: Exploring the World Ocean. Walker, 2003. For readers in grades 2 to 5.

Ocean

Cramer, Deborah. Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage. Norton, 2001. A portrait of the Atlantic Ocean, its resources and treasures.

Ellis, Richard. Deep Atlantic: Life, Death, and Exploration in the Abyss. Lyons, 1996. Reprint, 1998. A close look at those regions of the Atlantic seldom visited by explorers.

Kampion, Drew and Brewer, Art, eds. The Book of Waves: Form and Beauty on the Ocean. Roberts Rinehart, 1997. The magical, mystical quality of waves is examined.

Lambert, David. The Pacific Ocean. Raintree/Steck Vaughn, 1997. A brief survey for younger readers of all aspects of the world's largest ocean.

Leier, Manfred. World Atlas of the Oceans: More than 300 Maps and Charts of the Ocean Floor. Firefly, 2001. Fascinating reference to what lies beneath the Earth's oceans.

Prager, Ellen J., and Sylvia A. Earle. Oceans. McGraw-Hill, 2000. Engaging guide to the waters that cover over 70 percent of our planet.

Waterlow, Julia. The Atlantic Ocean. Raintree/Steck Vaughn, 1997. A brief survey for younger readers of all aspects of the world's second-largest ocean.

Woodard, Colin. Ocean's End: Travels through Endangered Seas. Basic, 2001. An environmentalist's compelling call to action.

Wu, Norbert and Taylor, Leighton. The Pacific Ocean (Life in the Sea). Blackbirch, 1998. A journey through the ecosystems of the world's largest ocean, for younger readers.

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Oceanography

Ballard, Robert D., and Malcolm McConnell. Explorations: My Quest for Adventure and Discovery Under the Sea. Hyperion, 1995. Noted deep-sea explorer Ballard recounts his numerous and fascinating adventures.

Broad, William J., and Dimitry Schidlovsky. Universe Below: Discovering the Secrets of the Deep Sea. Simon & Schuster, 1998. Provides a thorough history of deep sea exploration.

Clarke, Penny. Beneath the Oceans (Worldwise). Franklin Watts, 1998. Discusses the formation, structure, currents, tides, food chain, and importance of our oceans; for younger readers.

Kunzig, Robert. Mapping the Deep: The Extraordinary Story of Ocean Science. Norton, 2000. An accessible and gripping tour of Earth's final frontier.

Prager, Ellen J., and Sylvia A. Earle. Oceans. McGraw-Hill, 2000. Engaging guide to the waters that cover over 70 percent of our planet.

Thurman, Harold V., and Alan P. Trujillo. Essentials of Oceanography. Prentice Hall, 1999. Highly readable, full-color, insightful and ecologically sensitive book on oceanography; for specialists and nonspecialists alike.

Van Dover, Cindy Lee. Deep-Ocean Journeys: Discovering New Life at the Bottom of the Sea. Perseus, 1997. Introduction to deep-sea life.

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