Nonfiction Fishing

Carefully leveled text engages young listeners in learning about jellyfish. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions help build nonfiction learning skills.

Carefully leveled text engages young listeners in learning about sharks. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions help build nonfiction learning skills.

Snails and sea slugs use sea slime. But did you know that coral and clownfish need slime, too? Marine scientist Ellen Prager takes us deep into the sea to introduce us to fascinating and bizarre animals that use slime to capture their food, protect themselves from harm, or even move from place to place in their underwater environment.

Where else could you stay dry while visiting aquatic animals from around the world? Only in an aquarium can you visit and learn about all these different local and exotic animals. Aquarium staff care for and teach about these animals as well as work to conserve and protect threatened and endangered species. Follow this behind-the-scenes audio journal as it leads you into the wondrous world of aquariums and the animal helpers who work there.

¡Estar atento! ¡Hay un tiburón! Aprenda todo sobre este famoso depredador. Las preguntas de pensamiento crítico y otras grandes características ayudan a desarrollar habilidades de escucha de no ficción.

¿Qué es eso deslizándose por el agua? ¡Es una manta ray! Obtenga más información sobre estos peces planos. Las preguntas de pensamiento crítico ayudarán a introducir a los oyentes jóvenes al género de no ficción con un enfoque en un animal marino.

¿Sabías que las medusas pican a sus presas? Aprende más sobre las fascinantes criaturas que viven en cada océano de la Tierra.

Las estrellas de mar podrían parecerse a decoraciones, pero en realidad son peces! Aprenda sobre estos coloridos mar-rastreadores y cómo se mueven, comen, y crecen.

Los delfínes son conocidos por ser juguetónes intelligentes - que más podemos aprender sobre ellos? Ahora en español, este título involucra a lectores jóvenes a medida que aprenden todo acerca estes mamiferoes del mar. Preguntas de consideración ayudan animar oyentes durante su desarrollo de leer libros de no ficción.

Bob Barner's lush book about the sea is filled with incredible fishy facts about vertebrates, invertebrates, endoskeletons, and exoskeletons.

Top-selling science author Sandra Markle presents the story of whale sharks - the largest fish on the planet. Facing threats from commercial fishing as well as climate change, they were categorized as endangered in 2016. Find out how scientists are working to study and protect these gentle giants of the ocean.

In Elkhorn Slough, an inlet on the California coast, seagrass grows healthy and strong in the shallow water. This healthy seagrass baffled marine biologist Brent Hughes. The scientist expected this estuary to be overrun with algae, causing the seagrass to die. Why was the seagrass thriving? As Brent investigated, signs pointed to an unexpected player helping to keep the seagrass healthy: sea otters! What do these top predators have to do with an aquatic grass at the opposite end of the food chain?

What if Jack and Jill had been playing on a nice soft sand dune instead of that treacherous hill? And suppose Mary's pet wasn't really a lamb. What if Mary had a little...clam? Those questions - and more - are gleefully answered in Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys & Gulls. This collection retells Mother Goose rhymes and celebrates America's coastlines and waterways - from sea to shining sea.

Sea anemones are a group of water dwelling animals named after the anemone, a land-based flower that they resemble. Sea anemones are closely related to corals and jellyfish. Young listeners will learn about the sea anemone's life, predators, prey, and about their anatomy.

Corals are marine organisms that exist as small sea anemone-like polyps, usually in colonies of many identical individuals. Listeners will learn about the different types of corals, their "weapons", and their prey.