Books

Audubon Field Guide to Seashore Creatures

Each of the 690 identification pictures is a full-color photograph of a seashore creature. Arrangement by shape and by color makes identification quick and easy. 666 species are covered in full detail.

Audubon Guide to the Pacific Northwest

A fine, compact and sturdy regional guide to birds, animals, trees, wildflowers, insects, weather, nature preserves and much more that makes the Northwest unique. 1,500 color photos, drawings and maps bring the subjects to life. A little gem of a guide.

Secret History of Mermaids and Creatures of the Deep

This lavishly illustrated resource offers insight into the lives, origins, language, and magic of the elusive merfolk. Includes flaps, booklets, gatefolds, and a tassel with foil, embossing, and glittery jewels on the cover. Full color.

Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus

Follow the fascinating journey of Captain Nemo and explore the ocean's wonders, both real and imagined . . . or are they?

Clam-I-Am: Cat in the Hat's Learning Library

Norval the Fish is hosting a seaside talk show for the Fish Channel. Among Norval's special guests are his old friend, the shy Clam-I-Am, along with horseshoe and hermit crabs, jellyfish, sand fleas, and other creatures who live on the beach. Full color.

A Whale of Tale: Cat in the Hat's Learning Library

The Cat and Co. take to the high seas and introduce readers to almost 20 different species of aquatic mammals known as cetaceans--including whales, porpoises, and dolphins. Full color.

Wish for a Fish: Cat in the Hat's Learning Library

In rhyming text, the Cat in the Hat introduces Sally and Dick to the various inhabitants of the ocean, including herring, mackerel, jellyfish, sharks, manatees, and whales.

Isabel of the Whales

Eleven year old Isabel is a 'plain old' girl living in Provincetown, MA. Something amazing happens on a whale-watch field trip: whales surround the boat, bumping Isabel into the water and they tell her she is a mermaid.

Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew

On December 4th, 1872, a 100-foot brigantine was discovered drifting through the North Atlantic without a soul on board. Not a sign of struggle, not a shred of damage, no ransacked cargo—and not a trace of the captain, his wife and daughter, or the...

Sailor Dog

One of the true classic children's seafaring tales in which Scuppers the sailor dog has adventures galore and learns lessons in self-reliance and the nature of contentment. Fine illustrations and a timeless story.

Empire of Blue Water

Awash with bloody battles, political intrigue, and an incredible epoch-ending natural disaster, this is the real-life story of Henry Morgan, the legendary pirate of the Caribbean, who in the 17th century challenged the greatest military power on earth...

Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

A superb, authoritative telling of one of history's great survival stories, that of Shackleton's ill-fated 1914 expedition to cross Antarctica. The author draws on previously unavailable material and presents the awesome photographs by Frank Hurley.