Ocean Explorer Level Up Your Reading Suggestions
Kids Summer Reading Challenge 2022
Ocean Life Aquatic Professions Pirates & Treasure Sea Monsters/Creatures Ocean Environment Beaches/Islands Ocean Vessels & Navigation
Ocean Life
- Narwhal on a Sunny Night by Mary Pope Osborne
- FishFishFish: a graphic novel by Lee Nordling
- Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
- Narwhal and Jelly (graphic novel series) by Ben Clanton
- Oliver and the Seawigs by Phillip Reeve
- Who Would Win? Ultimate Ocean Rumble by Jerry Pallotta
- Who Would Win? Hammerhead vs. Bull Shark by Jerry Pallotta
- Who Would Win? Whale vs. Giant Squid by Jerry Pallotta
- Shark Wars by E.J. Altbacker
- Whales: Diving into the Unknown by Casey Zakroff
- Whales on Stilts by M.T. Anderson
- A Possibility of Whales by Karen Rivers
- A Symphony of Whales by Steve Schuch
- Narwhals and Other Whales by Mary Pope Osborne
- The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin
- Killer Tentacles! Box Jellyfish Attack by James Buckley Jr.
- Sharks: Nature’s Perfect Hunter by Joe Flood
- Surrounded by Sharks by Michael Northrop
- Dolphins at Daybreak by Mary Pope Osborne
- Dolphins and Sharks: a nonfiction companion to Dolphin at Daybreak by Mary Pope Osborne
- Dolphins! By Sharon Bokoske
- The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse
- The Dolphins of Laurentum by Caroline Lawrence
- Attack of the Killer Crabs by Chrisopher Pike
- Who Would Win? Lobster vs. Crab by Jerry Pallotta
- The Mystery at the Coral Reef by Harper Paris
- Coral Reefs by Claudia Martin
- Manac the Manta Ray by Adam Blade
- Obsessive About Octopuses by Owen Davey
- Giant Squid by Candace Fleming
- The Sea Lion by Cynthia Rylant
- Strong Like the Sea by Wendy Swore
- Ollie the Otter by Kelly Williamson
- What If There Were No Sea Otters?: a Book About the Ocean Ecosystem by Suzanne Slade
- Dolphin Diaries series by Ben M. Baglio
- A Whale of the Wild by Rosanne Parry
- Dolphin Song by Lauren St. John
Fishermen, Navy Sailors, & Other Aquatic Professions
- Kylie Jean: Fishing Queen by M. Peschke
- The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes
- Searching for Great White Sharks: A Shark Diver's Quest for Mr. Big by Mary M. Cerullo
- Seeking Giant Sharks: A Shark Diver's Quest for Whale Sharks, Basking Sharks, and Manta Rays by Mary M. Cerullo
- Dolphin Adventure: A True Story by Wayne Grover
- Dangerous Teeth!: Moray Eel Attack by James Buckley, Jr.
- Shackles from the Deep: Tracing the Path of Sunken Slave Ship, A Bitter Past, and a Rich Legacy by Michael H. Cottman
- The Sinking of the Vasa: A Shipwreck of Titanic Proportions by Russell Freedman
- Courage Under Fire: True Stories of Bravery from the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines by Steven Otfinoski
- Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way by Jocko Willink
- The Monster Missions by Laura Martin
- Sinbad: Sailing Into Peril by Marie P. Croall
- The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor by John Yeoman
- Summer Lifeguards by Elizabeth Doyle Carey (series)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Deep Sea Diver by James Gelsey
- The Secret of the Magic Pearl by Elisa Sabatinelli
- The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
- Caught by the Sea by Gary Paulsen
- The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship by Philip Pullman
- American Girl: Girl of the Year: Joss by Erin Falligant (series)
- The Line Tender by Kate Allen
- Who Was Jacques Cousteau? by Nico Medina
- Gidget the Surfing Dog by Elizabeth Rusch
- Malibu Carmie by Leah Komaiko
- Surfside Girls by Kim Dwinell
- Science of Surfing by Kim Dwinell
- Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz
- Pirates Past Noon by Mary Pope Osborne
- Race to the Bottom of the Sea by Lindsay Eagar
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
- Peter Pan: cinestory comic
- Finding Serendipity by Angela Banks
- The Pirate Pig by Cornelia Funke
- The Captive Kingdom by Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Lintang & the Pirate Queen by Tamara Moss
- Brotherband: The Invaders by John Flanagan
- Time Villans by Victor Piñeiro
- Nancy Drew & the Clue Crew: Treasure Trouble by Carolyn Keene
- Hardy Boys: Bayport Buccaneers by Franklin Dixon
- The Search for Sunken Treasure by Geronimo Stilton
- Curse of the Pirate Mist by Doug Wilhelm
- The Secret of Pirates' Hill by Franklin Dixon
- The Big Book of Pirates by Alissa Heyman
- Compass South by Hope Larson
- Pirates by E. T. Fox
- Pirates!: the true and remarkable adventures of Minerva Sharpe and Nancy Kington, female pirates by Celia Rees
- Pirates by Jeff De la Rosa
- The Book of Pirates: a guide to plundering, pillaging, and other pursuits by Jamaica Rose
- Pirates of the Caribbean: dead men tell no tales by Elizabeth Rudnick
- Pirates and Privateers of the High Seas by Laura Lee Wren
- Pirateology: the sea journal of Captain William Lubber by Dugald Steer
- The Very Nearly Honorable Leauge of Pirates series by Caroline Carlson
- Isle of Swords by Wayne Thomas Batson
- Nick of Time by Ted Bell
- Terror of the Spanish Main: Sir Henry Morgan and His Buccaneers by Albert Marrin
- Stormchaser by Paul Stewart
- The Lost Island of Tamarind by Nadia Aguiar
- The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones by Will Mabbitt
- Remarkable by Lizzie Foley
- The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence
- Smells Like Pirates by Suzanne Selfors
Sea Monsters & Mythical Sea Creatures
- Sea Monsters by Mary Osborne Pope
- Sirens and Sea Monsters by Mary Osborne Pope
- Sea Monsters by Gary Jeffrey
- Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
- The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel by Robert Venditti
- Real-Life Sea Monsters by Judith Jango-Cohen
- Pip Bartlett's Guide to Sea Monsters by Jackson Pearce
- Water Monsters by Kathryn Hinds
- The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith
- The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer by Jimmy Carter
- Monsters Don't Scuba Dive by Debbie Dadey
- Sea Serpents Don't Juggle Water Balloons by Debbie Dadey
- Monsters and Water Beasts: Creature of Fact or Fiction? by Karen Miller
- The Monster Missions by Laura Martin
- The Madre de Aguas of Cuba by Adam Gidwitz
- Dido Dodo Future Spy: Robo-Dodo Rumble by Tom Angleberger
- The Kingdon of Wrenly: Sea Monster! by Jordan Quinn
- The Kingdom of Wrenly: The Secret World of Mermaids by Jordan Quinn
- The Unsinkable Walker Bean by Aaron Renier
- A Mischief of Mermaids by Suzanne Harper
- Mermaid Tales: Trouble at Trident Academy by Debbie Dadey
- Mermaids Don't Run Track by Debbie Dadey
- Boxcar Children: Mermaids of the Deep Blue Sea by Dee Garretson
- Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings by Helene Boudreau (first in series)
- The Very Short, Entirely True History of Mermaids by Sarah Laskow
- Lilly and Fin: A Mermaid's Tale by Cornelia Funke
- Fire and Ice: A Mermaid's Journey by Julie Gilbert (first in series)
- Sea Sirens by Amy Chu and Janet K. Lee
- Aquicorn Cove by Katie O'Neill
- Tidesong by Wendy Xu
- The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
- To Catch a Mermaid by Suzanne Selfors
- Here There Be Monsters: The Legendary Kraken and the Giant Squid by H.P. Newquist
- The Stolen Kraken by Kate Tremaine
- Beauty and the Dreaded Sea Beast by Louise Simonson
- Moby Dick, or, The Whale by Herman Melville
- Dark Day in the Deep Sea by Mary Osborne Pope
- Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean by Patricia Newman
- Surviving the Sea by Louise Spilsbury
- Ghosts of the Pacific by Philip Roy
- The Ocean Book: Explore the Hidden Depths of Our Blue Planet by Derek Harvey
- A Whale of A Time by Bindi Irwin
- Oil-Soaked Wings by Emma Carlson Berne
- A Dolphin Named Star by Emma Carlson Berne
- Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean by Maris Wicks
- The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke
- Kids vs Plastic: How You Can Be a Waste Warrior by Julie Beer
- Consider the Octopus by Nora Raleigh Baskin
- What a Waste by Jess French
- Oceans by Dan Green
- Dolphins and Sharks by Mary Osborne Pope
- Dark Day in the Deep Sea by Mary Osborne Pope
- Captain Aquatica's Awesome Ocean by Jess Cramp
- Discover the Oceans:The World's Largest Ecosystem by Lauri Berkenkamp
- Stella Diaz Never Gives Up by by Angela Dominguez
- Orca Rescue! The True Story of an Orphaned Orca Named Springer by Donna Sandstrom
- The Sea Book by Charlotte Milner
- Water Cycles: The Source of Life from Start to Finish by DK
- Earth's Incredible Oceans by Jess French
- Where is the Great Barrier Reef? by Nico Medina
- American Girl Today: Kailey by Amy Goldman Koss
- Mr. Sunny is Funny! by Dan Gutman
- Summer Lifeguards series by Elizabeth Doyle Carey
- Surviving the Sea by Louise Spilsbury
- The Sands of Shark Island by Alexander McCall Smith
- Emily Windsnap and the Ship of Lost Souls by Liz Kessler
- Island's End by Padma Venkatraman
- The Galapagos Islands by James Barter
- Journey Across the Hidden Islands by Sarah Beth Durst
- Australia and the Pacific Islands by Stephen Currie
- Explorer: The Lost Islands by Kazu Kibuishi
- Grimmiss Island by Art Baltazar
- The Little Island by Golden MacDonald
- Nim's Island by Wendy Orr
- Sand Dollar Summer by Kimberly Jones
- When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen Getten
- The Humming Room by Ellen Potter
- Ghosts in the Fog: The Untold Story of Alaska's WWII Invasion by Samantha Seiple
- Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder
- The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
- Island series by Gordon Korman
- Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
- Liz and the Sand Castle Contest by Callie Barkley
- Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
- Black Sand Beach by Richard Fairgray
- Lexie by Audrey Couloumbis
- Stella Diaz Never Gives Up by Angela Dominguez
- Dog Beach Unleashed by Lisa Greenwald
- The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins by Sandra Markle
- Tools of navigation: a kid’s guide to the history & science of finding your way by Rachel Dickinson
- Surviving the Sea by Louise Spilsbury
- How to be a world explorer: your all-terrain training manual by Joel Levy
- Vikings by Kathryn Hinds
- Vikings by Mary Osborne Pope
- Viking Ships at Sunrise by Mary Osborne Pope
- Who Was Leif Erikson? By Nico Medina
- Leif Eriksson and the Vikings by Charnan Simon
- Lords of the Sea: the Vikings Explore the North Atlantic by Allison Lassieur
- Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
- Old Ironsides: Americans build a fighting ship by David Weitzman
- Icebreaker by Lian Tanner
- Nim at Sea by Wendy Orr
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
- Emily Windsnap and the Ship of Lost Souls by Liz Kessler
- The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket
- Dolphins at Daybreak by Mary Osborne Pope
- The Mystery Cruise by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales by SJ King
- The Monster Missions by Laura Martin
- Into the Unkown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air by Stewart Ross
- Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson
- Where is the Bermuda Triangle? by Megan Stine
- Stowaway by Karen Hesse
- Stowaway!: Adventures at Sea by Tracey West
- Who Was Jacques Cousteau? by Nico Medina