Reddit mentions: The best children marine life books

Update:


Thank you all for your suggestions!! I bought a few of the ones mentioned here as well as some others. I went a little overboard, but I figure I can space out the gifts for later in the year, and some are for her little brother too.

1. Nancy Drew (1-5) I LOVED these when I was younger, they're such a classic and Nancy's take charge attitude taught me so much.
   
   
2. Little Pea (for her brother) A cute little kids book about a young pea who has to eat all of his candy for dinner, so he can have veggies for dessert! It's so charming and silly and is a fun reversal for kids who don't want to eat their veggies :)
   
   
3. The Planets in Our Solar System (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) Thanks for the suggestion /u/tectonicus!
   
   
4. The Daring Book for Girls - a fun reference for knowledge and classic kids games, always ideas for fun stuff to do!
   
   
5. Getting To Know The World's Greatest Artists - These art history books for kids gave me such a decent foundation in art history that when I finally took it in college I got my first A+ at a university level. Not to mention, having that knowledge made my time at art museums for field trips and such so much more relevant as I grew up! Also, I give these books full credit for my success in Jeopardy studio auditions :)
   
   

• >Van Gogh
  
• >Monet
  
• >O'Keefe
  
• >Da Vinci
  
• >Rockwell
  
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  (She's French born, so I made sure to include some American artists in there too.)
  
  

6. The Paper Bag Princess - another one of my favorites that my dad used to read to me when I was younger. I loved it because when the Dragon strikes, it's the princess who has to outsmart him to save the bratty prince :)
   
   
7. The Magic School Bus Lost In The Solar System, and The Magic School Bus On The Ocean Floor. Classics! Thank you /u/tectonicus, /u/mariposamariposa, and /u/caemin!
   
   
8. The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak - couldn't tell too much about this one, but it's supposed to be very clever and leave a lot to the kid's imagination, fun to read out loud!
   
   
9. Annie Oakley: Young Markswoman (Childhood of Famous Americans). Another book I enjoyed as a girl about a young woman who who "broke the mold" - stepping outside of social boundaries and working hard at something she was incredibly talented at.
   
   
10. The Way Things Work - This one looks great!
    Thank you /u/mariposamariposa, and /u/moration!
    
    
    Edit: For the commenters saying I should just give her princess stuff if that's what she likes - I have and will continue to. This year I spent over 100 hours making her an Elsa from Frozen dress for her birthday. This should be proof enough that I encourage and share her enthusiasm. http://imgur.com/a/ga9DQ

Great collection!
My son is 18 months old. I've been stashing some books for him but he has his own thing going. He's a busy baby. I'm still waiting on him to get the patience to sit through a Dr. Seuss book. Here is a list of books he will endure in their entirety. Yes, I've memorized most of these books.


One, Two, Buckle My Shoe. This is the first book my son seemed to love. It was able to hold his attention at an early age. He still loves it, even though it's missing a couple pages. It's a board book too.

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed I read this one to him while he was in the womb. Once he was old enough it was one of his favorites. I lost it on an airplane a couple of months ago though.

Andy Warhol's Colors Wow, my 2 1/2 yr old niece also loves this book. It has nice illustrations and rhyming words.

Bright Baby First Words This is a set of 4 books. My son loves Colors and First Words the most at the moment… for some reason he likes to kiss the pink flower.

Night-Night, Baby! This is his favorite bedtime book at the moment. Strange because he didn't care for it as a small baby but it seems like that's who it's made for. It has simple black and white illustrations along with pictures of a baby, some fuzzy stuff and cut out stars.

Goodnight Moon Classic

Baby Animals I've also been reading this one to him since womb time however he's only now starting to pick it from the stack.

Dog and Friends Board Books This is a set he got for his 1st birthday. He LOVED these books to bits, especially Busy Day and On the Farm. They fell apart after much love/chewing. They seemed sort of stupid but he sure loved them. They were also convent to carry with in a purse because they're tiny.

Under The Sea This is the only touch and feel he ever liked very much.

Bunny Kisses What baby doesn't like kisses?

Re-posting a response I wrote someone a couple weeks ago, the first part about identifying emotions might not apply so much here but there are definitely some good resources for how to teach coping skills too:

There are lots of great picture books to help kids practice identifying and regulating their emotions. You might check out The Feelings Book, Today I Feel Silly, or My Many Colored Days for some good emotional vocabulary. You can also start talking about the different ways we can handle big feelings - you want to emphasize that all feelings are okay, what matters is how we act on them. If he's a fan of Daniel Tiger, I'm sure you know there are some great songs on the show that teach how to handle different emotions, and there are some companion books such as How is Daniel Feeling. You might also check out the "When I Feel..." series (When I Feel Sad, When I Feel Worried, etc). For anger, try Anh's Anger and its sequel Steps and Stones, or When Miles Got Mad. Each of these introduces different coping skills he can practice to handle his own feelings. You can try modeling them and verbalizing your own feelings to set an example.

Another good story, aimed at slightly older kids, is Moody Cow Meditates - which features the brilliant "mind jar", also called a calm-down jar or feelings jar. See these instructions (and some cool variations) for making your own (definitely recommend using a plastic bottle rather than glass jar!). The idea is you shake up the jar/bottle to get all those big feelings out, and then sit quietly watching until all the glitter settles. I also recently discovered a cool coloring book that teaches different emotion regulation strategies, loosely based on some guided meditations for kids. There are also some good meditation apps for kids out there, such as Stop, Breathe & Think for Kids and Sesame Street's Breathe, Think, Do.

Hopefully something in there is helpful!

There are lots of great gender neutral toys for all ages! I'm especially fond of building toys, especially for younger kids. Blocks and tinker toys are great (I looooooved mine), and legos (especially those open-ended sets) are good for when they get a little older.

Educational toys are also a good one. A three-year-old isn't gonna realize that a set of Go Fish Alphabet cards will help them learn the alphabet. They think it's just a fun game. Older children can move into board games and puzzle games like Rush Hour.

A lot of arts and craft kits are gender neutral, too. Remember those Klutz books? Sure, they've got Glitter Face Paint While You Do Your Nails and Have a Tea Party kits (which, tbh, I actually don't think are that bad), but they've also got some awesome kits for paper airplanes, origami, learning magic, and learning to sew (a skill that everyone should have).

Also, science toys and kits. Chemistry sets are perfect for older kiddos, and younger ones are happy with dinosaur action figures or solar system plushies.

Finally, books. You can never go wrong with books.

What did you enjoy playing with as a child? Does the giftee have any particular interests (e.g. crafts, music, reading, science)? I'd start with those two questions and go from there.

I just spent the last 45 minutes tracking down a book I read 8 years ago. Usually I lurk but I have the perfect book for this. It's not necessarily happy but from what I remember of it, it is phenomenal, beautiful, emotional, and powerful.

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If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor

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A series that I just started reading again that I loved was So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane. It's a story about magic as if it were science. It can get a little preachy with global warming type things... But otherwise a good series.

Also you might like a book I just picked up from the library.

Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks

> Oh dear. Do please forgive me for not linking this extremely hard to find study.

Never beg forgiveness for something you have not done. Especially since it is so easy to find that I had read it before you decided you had linked it.


> No worries there, sunshine, I'm just enjoying yanking your chain 'cause you're clearly a right wanker.

Although you are not. You are clearly pulling your own chain. Repeatedly. Which is fine in the privacy of your own delusions. But in public it does put you in a poor light. Which is, perhaps, best.

> ... just out of interest, have you heard of this tiny little country called Australia?

No. Is it as interesting as Cockaigne where you clearly hail from. Should you actually suppose that is funny I recommend a career in Accountancy. Although, given your innumeracy I fear that would be beyond you.

> Yes, and every other fucking voting system in existence. The point, you obtuse lump of enthusiastically transgressive armpit wax, is how you get the "highest scoring choice". Do feel free to read some of the less challenging introductions on the subject.

How we laughed. Yes. Had you actually read the paper you keep claiming to have linked to you might have noticed that three voting methodologies failed to get any preferences and... hilariously... the winning methodology got more than 50% preferences thus reducing, in a mathematical sense, to being a simple First Past The Post Poll.

"The Highest Scoring Choice Turned Out To Be Selected By A First Past The Post Preference", is not really the ideologically acceptable headline you were seeking. I recommend you read some less challenging material in future.

Your problem seems to be supposing that abusing strangers on the internet is a great substitute for numeracy and the capacity for mathematical analysis of choice and decision processes. Which is fine when you are drunk. Never sober up, poppet.

> In any case, returning to the original argument, no-one who studies the actual science of voting argues that FPTP "...is no better and no worse than other methods", any more than any reputable climatological scientist will deny the current climate breakdown...

Lord Louth would love you. Except, probably not.

Indeed, if you ever work out the original point made about voting methods then, perhaps, you will realise that you are digging a deeper hole. Which is fine. The stupid should bury themselves and save the world a task.

> In any case, returning to the original argument, no-one who studies the actual science of voting argues that FPTP "...is no better and no worse than other methods", any more than any reputable climatological scientist will deny the current climate breakdown...

It is best not to compare political sciences to reputable sciences. Where climate change has been pretty much understood since 1824 when it was described and 1896 when a specific predictive model was put forward.

You seem to be struggling with the concept that two different things can behave in identical ways. Perhaps if you weaned yourself off your current addictions to the politics of Cockaigne that might happen.

Have you heard of not holding your breath. Or irony. No. Good. Carry on.

Hello shark lovers of all ages!

My name is Matt Marchant and my passion is sharks and shark conservation. I am an underwater photographer and lifelong shark nerd. For years I have taken my photographs and have taught thousands of children about sharks. This past year I decided to start a children’s series focusing on teaching the next generation about sharks and about ocean conservation. Children aged 5-12 will love the info graphics jam packed with shark facts and photos that bring the reader face to face with the ocean’s most famous predator!

My series “Learn About Sharks” has officially begun with “The Great White Shark” and I am excited to share this huge moment with this community!

Website with links for paperback ($9.99 usd) and hardback ($21.99 usd):

www.learnaboutsharks.com


Paperback on amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1525533932/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U__F3T5BbNX8PDXZ

Thank you to all in this community for your help! I am excited for this adventure and can’t wait to bring you “The Tiger Shark” very soon!

I hope everything goes well!!! Here's a funny cat video to entertain you!

I'd love this Narwhal book for my kiddo! She loves narwhals and unicorns lol. It's near the top on my default wishlist. :)

​TODDLER'S FAVORITE—​BEDTIME BESTSELLER BOOK LULLS KIDS TO SLEEP WITH BABY SEA TURTLE'S SONG OF HOME!


This double-gold medalist begins simply in baby sea turtle's voice: "I'm coming Mama, I'll see you soon, I know just how, I'll follow the moon..."


Celebrating the love between mother and child, comes an achingly beautiful story that has captured the world's heart!


*Donates to charity: every book saves a turtle via EggRescue® which moves eggs to SafeNests®


Over 2 million copies sold, over 2 million turtles saved.


Link: https://www.amazon.com/Ill-Follow-Moon-Anniversary-Collectors/dp/0989433404

Hijacking the top comment to post something kinda about that design.

A good friend of mine wrote a children's book all about horseshoe crabs, and he actually does address why sometimes things look so strange (for kids!)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/061579808X/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_awd_5T8Hrb140X7SB

It's a great children's book, and honestly the guy is an awesome person all around, just trying to support his family. So I tell people whenever I can about it.

http://www.awkwardlabs.com/polly/

Hmm...books I liked as a kid...well, apparently they tended to involve animals, and mostly realistically drawn ones. Here's a few:

Good Dog, Carl.

Stellaluna.

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses.

Fritz and the Beautiful Horses. I liked horses, what can I say.

How to Hide an Octopus. This one is fun because it shows you each animal and then you have to find it camouflaged in the environment. Very colorful, light on words, if I remember correctly.

The Story of Jumping Mouse. This one had just the slightest amount of creepy. But it was just the right amount I could handle, and it made the book kind of intriguing? I believe it's based on a Native American folk story.

This will not be the last time some little shit tries to get your kid to do something she knows is wrong. My kids’ preschool teacher had a great mantra whenever the kids tried the whole”but so-and-so did it too!” Or “Blank asked me to do it.” excuses. The teacher always responded with, “You make your own choices.” and it shut the excuses down.

I have a book recommendation for your rambunctious daughter. Clark the Shark, it goes over appropriate behavior in school and with friends in an adorable way. It’s super cute and I highly recommend it.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062192264/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_BfuWBbZ65DH2T

As said before the stamps are available through the USPS website and the shark is available on amazon. But she might be interested in becoming a Gill's member (a monthly newsletter featuring a marine biologist and a sticker) check their Facebook page and you can call the center Maryanne there she is very helpful and is super supportive of shark enthusiasts. If you get the stuff from amazon and USPS You can donate in her name to the center to make up not getting stuff from there. We haven't got this book yet but it looks really cute: https://www.amazon.com/Shark-Lady-Eugenie-Fearless-Scientist/dp/1492642045/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0D1XSR9T85FM79TK0Q0J

I'm not familiar with To Be a Dragonet, so I'm not sure what age-group you're angling for, but Ursula Vernon has some brilliantly illustrated, highly amusing children's fantasy stuff. The Dragonbreath series comes to mind, as does Nurk.

Check out her online webcomic, Digger, for storytelling style.

Molly Bang is a children's book author illustrator who has some really excellent science books that would be good for fifth grade.

My Light explains how all our electricity comes from the Sun.

Living Sunlight shows how the energy for all terrestrial life comes from the Sun through photosynthesis. It boggles my mind that this isn't used more widely, because it's easily one of the best books on the subject for this age group.

Ocean Sunlight explains how phytoplankton feed the seas and supply the world with oxygen.

Common Ground Simply illustrates the tragedy of the commons.

Nobody Particular is a short graphic novel about Texan shrimper and environmental activist Dianne Wilson.

Chattanooga Sludge is another non-fiction about John Todd who used fish, plants, and algae, and snails to clean a river choked with toxic waste.

Lastly, Picture This is a denser book (but still readable by some fifth graders) about composing pictures to evoke moods and relationships.

I'd recommend the works of Eric Carle

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? is a classic, with all the amazing animals.

Can't go wrong with The Very Hungry Caterpillar either.

A House for Hermit Crab will always be my favorite. A hermit crab dislikes his shell for being too plain, and seeks to decorate it with all sorts of undersea life.

The Happy Little Whale?

>It is the story of a little whale who lives happily with her family in the sea, but is then captured and taken to an aquarium where she is "as lonely as could be." Then along comes a dolphin (identified only as a "strange black fish" in the story), who feeds her squid and teaches her tricks, "to wear a fancy hat and to jump through a hoop, and things like that." After she has learned all the tricks, she is moved to a tank with another little whale, and they are "as happy in the pool as they once had been in the deep-sea school. They swim and they roll and blow spray when they wish, and they do all their tricks for treats of fish."

Mabel the Whale?

huge list of books related to whales and dolphins

My dads name is Clark! Although he spells it Clarke.

If you want a cute children’s book to read to your new baby boy, I highly recommend Clark The Shark!

I recall really liking this one.

sounds like Sign of the Seahorse

http://www.amazon.com/Sign-Seahorse-Adventure-Picture-Puffins/dp/0140563873

Reminds me of This Book.

There's even a map! You can see it on amazon