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BKLYN Estuary Storytime with Brooklyn Bridge Park

A booklist about estuaries, water, and aquatic animals! Created for Estuary Storytime, co-presented with the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy.

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The magic school bus on the ocean floor
Cole, Joanna.
Format: eAudiobook

(eAudiobook) On another special field trip on the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle's class learns about the ocean and the different creatures that live there.

The magic school bus at the waterworks
by Joanna Cole ; illustrated by Bruce Degen.
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(Book) When Ms. Frizzle, the strangest teacher in school, takes her class on a field trip to the waterworks, everyone ends up experiencing the water purification system from the inside.

Seahorses
Bodden, Valerie
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(Book) A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of seahorses, the small, snouted fish of the oceans. Also included is a story from folklore explaining how seahorses became fish.

Mister Seahorse
Eric Carle.
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(Book) After Mrs. Seahorse lays her eggs in a pouch on Mr. Seahorse's belly, he drifts through the water, greeting other fish fathers who are taking care of their eggs.

River of dreams
Hudson Talbott.
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(Book) The historical significance of this important river is told through the stories of the people who have used it and those who lived along its shores, from those who settled it in the New World, its role in the Industrial Age, and the environmental movement that originated there.

Over in a river
by Marianne Berkes ; illustrated by Jill Dubin.
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(Book) This counting book in the style of 'Over in the Meadow' presents various riparian habitat animals and their offspring in ten North American river. Endnotes present facts, activities, and related games.

Manfish
by Jennifer Berne ; illustrated by Eric Puybaret.
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(Book) Before Jacques Cousteau became an internationally known oceanographer and champion of the seas, he was a curious little boy. In this biography, poetic text and paintings combine to create a portrait of Jacques Cousteau.

Manfish
by Jennifer Berne ; illustrated by âEric Puybaret.
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(eBook) Before Jacques Cousteau became an internationally known oceanographer and champion of the seas, he was a curious little boy. In this biography, poetic text and paintings combine to create a portrait of Jacques Cousteau.

Sylvia Earle
Dennis Fertig.
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(Book) This book takes an engaging look at the work of ground-breaking conservationist, Sylvia Earle, and her work to protect oceans and ocean life. It covers Earle's inspiration, her methods, findings, and the impact of her work

It's a seashell day
Dianne Ochiltree ; illustrations by Elliot Kreloff.
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(Book) Rhymes chronicle a mother and son sharing a day of sand digging, seashell collecting, and seashore exploring. Kids will learn about a variety of shells and count along with the boy as he totals up his collection, puts his shells away, and then drifts off into a well-earned bedtime.