Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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The New Ocean
written and illustrated by Bryn Barnard
Ages: 9+
Published: 2017
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf BFYR/Random House/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-375-87049-1
Keywords: Science, Ocean, Pollution, STEM
What will become of marine life as the oceans become more polluted and global warming becomes more pervasive? Through tales of six sea creatures, that decline is described. Oil an canvas illustrations. Glossary. Sources.