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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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Tugboat bill and the river rescue
written by Calista Brill ; illustrated by Tad Carpenter.
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(Book) Bill the tugboat and Mabel the barge are friends happily working together on the Hudson River, and one day when a kitten falls into the water, Bill and Mabel prove that anyone can be a hero.

River
Cooper, Elisha, author, illustrator.
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(Book) A woman in a canoe takes the reader on a journey down the Hudson River, from its source, a lake in the Adirondack Mountains, to the point where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean at New York City. Includes a note on the history of the Hudson River.

Citizens of the sea
Nancy Knowlton.
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(Book) From National Geographic, a book of sea life with dazzling photographs.

Crustaceans
Berne, Emma Carlson, author.
Format: PRINTED MATL

(Book) Presenting crabs, shrimp, lobsters, barnacles, and krill! Crustaceans is an eye-catching animal-science reference book for young readers and browsers.

Coastal habitats
David Stephens.
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(Book) Facts about habitats found near coasts, such topics as landforms, waves, currents, estuaries, coral reefs, plants and animals, and the threats posed by pollution, overfishing, and global warming.

I see a kookaburra!
Steve Jenkins & Robin Page.
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(Book) Explore six different habitats, including a coastal tidal pool, and meet the animals that make their homes there.

One well
written by Rochelle Strauss ; illustrated by Rosemary Woods.
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(Book) This non-fiction book uses simple language to explain how all water on the planet is connected and the need to preserve our natural resources for the health of all creatures on Earth.

A house for Hermit Crab
Eric Carle.
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(Book) This is a classic story about a hermit crab who moves into a new shell and makes it his own. Crabs live in many different types of habitats, including estuaries!

A house for Hermit Crab
Carle, Eric.
Format: eAudiobook

(eAudiobook) This is a classic story about a hermit crab who moves into a new shell and makes it his own. Crabs live in many different types of habitats, including estuaries!

Elena's Shells
Robbins, Rose
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(Book) Elena loves her shell collection, but what happens when one walks away? Themes of sharing round out this sweet story.